Grade 3 · Math · Unit 12 of 15
Money
Coins and bills to $100
What your child practises
Counting and making amounts with Canadian coins and bills up to $100, making change, and talking about ways to earn money and to pay for things.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Nunavut Mathematics K–6 (2025), 3.SS.1.11 · adding up the cost of items
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practise.
- A toonie is $2 and a loonie is $1. Count bills first.
- Add dollars and cents separately.
- Change is the amount paid minus the cost.
Example: A toy costs $3. You pay with $5. How much change? Subtract: $5 − $3. The change is $2. Answer: $2
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How many dollars is this?
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32 dollars
Hint: Start with the biggest bill and count on: $20, $30, $32.
Question 2
How many quarters make $2?
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 16
8
Hint: 4 quarters make $1, so 8 quarters make $2.
Question 3
Is it earning money or paying for something?
Sort into: 💵 Earning money · 🛍️ Paying for things
- 🎫Buying a bus ticket
- 🛒Buying groceries
- 🍋Selling lemonade
- 📕Paying cash for a book
- 🍂Getting paid to rake leaves
- 🧹Getting an allowance for chores
💵 Earning money: Selling lemonade, Getting paid to rake leaves, Getting an allowance for chores · 🛍️ Paying for things: Buying a bus ticket, Buying groceries, Paying cash for a book
Hint: Earning is getting money for doing a job or selling something. Paying is giving money to buy something.
Question 4
Make $30.
$30
Hint: Start with the biggest bill that fits, then keep adding smaller bills and coins. One way: $20 + $10.
Question 5
How much do the teddy bear and the kite cost together?
Price list Item Price 🧸 teddy bear $22 🪁 kite $15 - $37
- $38
- $47
- $36
$37
Hint: Add the prices: $22 + $15 = $37.
Question 6
How much money is this?
- $43
- $49
- $44
- $45
$44
Hint: Start with the biggest and count on: $20, $30, $35, $40, $42, $44.