A budget shares your coins across the things you want, so they all fit.
A budget is a plan for sharing out your coins across the things you want, so they all fit.
Dev had 12 pretend coins for a party. The cake cost 5 coins, balloons 2, music 3 and games 4.
All four cost 14, which is 2 more than 12, so Dev picked one thing to skip.
A budget shows that before spending, not after. There is no one right budget, just a plan that fits.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
7 coins. 5 + 2 = 7.
Yes. They cost 9 coins. 2 + 3 + 4 = 9, and 9 is less than 12.
No. They are 2 coins too much. 14 − 12 = 2.
With a grown-up, plan a small treat: list the things, add up what they cost, and see if it fits.
Plan a small treat together with pretend coins: list the things, add up what they cost, and see if it fits. If it does not, ask your child which one thing they could do without. There is no one right answer.
