Read a Price Tag
Dollars first, then cents — and knowing that $4.09 and $4.90 are not the same.
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All-Day Plans
One page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each do
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Print Pack
Every printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copier
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Where to Start
Placement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach first
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Skill by skill
Pay With Cash
The round-up rule — works every time and needs no arithmetic.
Check Your Change
A rough expectation is enough to notice when something is wrong.
Make and Use a Shopping List
The list is the plan — if it is not on the list, it does not go in the basket.
Ask for Help in a Shop
Finding a worker, waiting for them to be free, and naming the item.
How to run this unit
- Set up a shop corner and practise there until it is boring, then go somewhere real.
- Use real prices from a local flyer so the numbers look familiar.
- One skill at a time — reading a price before paying, paying before change.
- Let him hand over the money himself. Doing it for him teaches nothing.
- Praise the step he got right even when the total came out wrong.