How Much Can We Spend?
Class 1 · Mathematics
3 ideas in Class 1 Mathematics, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Coins and Notes
Part of: Money in our hands
India uses coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 rupees and notes of 10, 20, 50 and 100 rupees. A bigger number on the coin or note means more money.
Why it matters. Money sense starts with knowing each coin and note. Children who read values pay and save correctly.
Try it in two minutes
- Show coins 1, 2, 5 and 10 and order them small to big.
- Show notes 10, 20, 50 and 100 the same way.
- Ask: a 10 coin or a 10 note, which buys more?
Try at home. Empty a purse together and sort the coins by their numbers.
Paying the Price
Part of: Money in our hands
One price has many payments: 20 rupees is four 5 coins or two 10s. 8 rupees is 5 plus 2 plus 1, and 13 is 10 plus 2 plus 1.
Why it matters. Flexible payment is real shopping skill. It also practices splits and totals with money.
Try it in two minutes
- Price a toy at 20 and pay it with four 5 coins.
- Pay it again with two 10s.
- Ask: which other coins make 8?
Try at home. Price three toys and pay each with a different coin combo.
Buying and Saving
Part of: Money in our hands
Shopping means choosing within money: with 10 rupees Riya can buy a 10 rupee top. Saving means keeping leftover coins in a gullak for later.
Why it matters. Choosing and saving are money habits for life. Children learn that money spent is gone and money saved grows.
Try it in two minutes
- Give 10 play rupees and price toys at 10 and 20.
- Ask: which toys can you buy?
- Drop the leftover coins in a box gullak.
Try at home. Make a paper gullak and save one coin in it every day for a week.
What your child will practise
- Buying and Saving: Animal Parade Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Buying and Saving: Ocean Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Coins and Notes: Garden Quest (Match It Up)
- Paying the Price: Candy Quest (Flip and Match)
- Paying the Price: Candy Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Quiz: Buying and Saving (8 questions)
- Quiz: Coins and Notes (8 questions)
- Quiz: Paying the Price (8 questions)