How it works
Money is for trading. We give a coin and we get something we want.
Pip gave the seller a coin and got an apple. The seller paid the farmer, and the money kept going round.
Worked examples
A coin for an apple
- Pip walks to the market with one coin.
- Pip gives the coin to the seller.
- The seller gives Pip a big red apple. That is a trade.
The coin keeps going
- The seller has the coin now.
- The seller pays the farmer who grew the apples.
- The farmer gives the seller a crate of apples, so the seller has apples to sell again.
Free things
- A hug is free, so we do not trade a coin for it.
- The sunshine and a smile are free too.
- Nobody sells the moon, so a coin cannot buy it.
Things a coin can buy
- A coin can buy an apple or a loaf of bread.
- A coin, or some coins, can buy a kite, a toy bear or an ice cream.
- Point to one in a picture book and say, a coin can buy that.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.