A trip to the supermarket is a perfect opportunity to do some maths together no matter what the age your children.
There is the opportunity to:
- compare prices and talk about “more than” and “less than”
- to add, subtract, divide and multiply
- and talk about the shapes and sizes of items as well.
Comparison shopping and budgeting is a way to support the development of financial literacy and reading labels is a way for children to use their knowledge of percentages and weights within the context of reading charts and tables.
Making good decisions based on understanding maths in a real life context is what numeracy is about.
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Click for some suggested questions to ask in Māori. (PDF, 1.24MB)