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UBD-Consumer Maths
Lesson 1
  1. Money makes the world go around-Cabaret

  2. Money quiz for Y9
    (For answers click "Consumer Maths"

  3. Money Makes the world go around video-Money Smart

  4. Stats from Money Smart video "Money Makes the World Go round"

  5. Internet research activity

  6. Plenary activity/HW: Spend two minutes with your partner brainstorming a response to "Why is an understanding of earning and spending important?"

Lesson 2: Wage and Salary calculations
Class discussion: Do you earn any money?
  • Who works? Where? What are your rates of pay?
  • Do you get paid pocket money? How much?
  • Do you get pocket money for doing set housework?

  1. Pairs Activity 1: How many days, weeks, months and fortnights in a year?

  2. Pairs Activity 3: Calculating wages focus questions. (See previous worksheet)

  3. Plenary:
    a) How do we calculate exact monthly income?

    b) If we multiply the weekly income by 4, does this give us the exact monthly income or the approximate monthly income? Explain.

  4. Homework: Wages and Salary worksheet.

Lesson 3: Overtime
  1. Class discussion: Review answers from homework sheet in lesson 2.
  2. Video: Watch the video to find out the standard number of hours for a worker in a day
  3. Overtime pay worksheet.


Lesson 4: Commission and Piecework

  1. Sales video
  2. Example sheet

Lesson 5: Bonus, allowances and holiday loading

  1. Holiday loading: video introduction
  2. Work allowances: video introduction