Buying Things
How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
What a learner can do afterwards
- 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
The lesson
When you buy something, three steps happen. First you choose it. Then you pay. Then you get change back if you paid too much.
Try it together
Mia wants a toy. It costs 50p. She pays with a pound coin. She gets 50p change back.
Good to know
Before you buy something, check you have enough money. Look at the price tag first.
Choosing, paying, and getting change make up a purchase.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.