Life Skills·Money & Finance·conceptual
Buying Things
How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
Suggested ages 5–7
Evidence of understanding
- Explain what happens when you buy something in a shop (choose, pay, get change)
- Read a price label and say whether they have enough money to buy the item
- Act out a simple buying scenario using real or play coins
Assessment prompt
If Buying Things had a £2 coin and wanted to buy a snack for 80p, could they work out roughly how much change they'd get back?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.