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Budget Shopping Challenge

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Budget Shopping Challenge

Shopping cart with money and groceries

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To manage money and stay within a budget

Your Mission: You have been given money to buy items from the shop. 

You must NOT spend more than your budget!

Your budget is $20.

🛒 Part 1: Shopping List & Prices

Available Items:

🍎 Apples - $3

🥛 Milk - $4

🍞 Bread - $2

🧀 Cheese - $5

🥕 Carrots - $2

🍌 Bananas - $3

🥚 Eggs - $4

🍚 Rice - $6

🐟 Fish - $8

🍫 Chocolate - $3

2. Tick the items you want to buy:

Apples ($3)

Milk ($4)

Bread ($2)

Cheese ($5)

Carrots ($2)

Bananas ($3)

Eggs ($4)

Rice ($6)

Fish ($8)

Chocolate ($3)

3. Add up the cost of your chosen items:
4. My total cost is: $__________
5. My budget was: $__________
6. Circle one:

I stayed within my budget ✅

I went over my budget ❌

💰 Part 2: Budget Challenge

7. If you went over budget, cross out items to fix your shopping list:
8. How much money do you have left over? $__________
9. Extension Challenge: You found $5 on the ground! What extra item could you now buy?
10. Reflection: What was the hardest part about staying within your budget?

Teacher Note: Students can earn extra money ($1-3) by completing bonus maths questions or helping with classroom tasks!

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