Budgeting Scenario Cards

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Budgeting Scenario Cards: A single A4 sheet showing 12 numbered rectangular cards in a 3-column grid with dotted cut lines and scissors icons. Each card has: a coloured circular number, a bold title (e.g. Back to School, Lunch Choices, Birthday Party), a small coloured icon (backpack, lunchbox, gift, popcorn, suitcase, phone, piggy bank, heart, shoes, shopping trolley, laptop, pie chart), 2–6 lines of scenario text, bulletised price items (dollar amounts with decimals on some cards) and a short...

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This printable contains 12 numbered scenario cards (each with an icon, short story problem, itemised costs and a one- or two-line challenge) designed to develop practical budgeting and money-reasoning skills. Use it to give students short, contextual problems involving dollars and cents (decimals), totals for multiple items, simple savings plans and a percentage split task. Cards are quick to distribute and work well for practice, discussions or formative assessment.

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