Fourth graders learn to make change — the money you get back when you pay more than something costs. By subtracting the cost from what you paid, they figure out the change, a real-life money-math skill.
Students will be able to…
When you pay more than something costs, you get money back — change! How do you figure out how much?
Project this and match each purchase to the change you’d get — tap the purchase, then tap the change.
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When you pay more than something costs, you get change — how much?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the C3 Framework (Economics) & the National Standards for Personal Financial Education.
Make and check change.
Apply money in exchange.
Subtract to find change.
Draw conclusions from a transaction.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students figure out the change from $1 for an item that costs 60¢. A printable making-change sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.