Make learning about Australian money engaging and hands-on with this comprehensive Year 3 Australian Money Bundle! Designed to align with the maths curriculum, this resource helps students develop real-world financial literacy through interactive activities, practical worksheets, and engaging games.
This ready-to-print digital bundle saves teachers valuable time by providing structured lesson plans and interactive tasks, ensuring students build confidence in counting, adding, subtracting, and making change with Australian currency.
What’s Inside?
- 10-Week Lesson Plan – Covers key money concepts in real-life scenarios.
- Money Menu Game – A fun way to practice spending within a budget.
- Money Story Flipbook – Encourages students to create and solve real-world money problems.
- Money Word Problem Task Cards – Strengthens problem-solving skills.
- Australian Money Posters (Notes & Coins) – A visual guide for reference.
- My Money Booklet – Helps students record earnings and transactions.
- Money Sort Game – Reinforces coin and note recognition.
- Money Addition Task Cards – Builds fluency in money calculations.
- Bonus: Money I Spy Game – A fun classroom activity to find and record different money amounts.
Key Skills Covered:
- Identifying & Counting Coins & Notes
- Adding & Subtracting Money
- Making Change & Understanding Different Payment Methods
- Budgeting & Shopping Activities
This practical and engaging resource is perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning.
Download instantly and start teaching Australian money today!
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
