Check the Change: Did the Clerk Get It Right?

Students work alone or with a partner playing customer and clerk, using play money if you have it. Use it in a money unit or for decimal subtraction practice.

Two pages after the cover. Page 1 has 10 purchases, from a $8.59 soccer ball to a $11.80 football, where students subtract to find the correct change and circle Correct or Incorrect. Page 2 has 6 purchases where students find the change and write how many of each bill and coin to give back. The answer key shows the subtraction for each problem and the fewest bills and coins.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade math activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.