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Everyday sums
These sheets are not about maths so much as the sums of daily life: how much change you should get at the shop, what three loaves and a pint of milk add up to, or what time the kitchen clock says. They are the tasks that keep people independent, and practising them with no rush and nobody watching helps keep them easy.
- Sums: nine simple calculations and three shopping problems.
- Money and change: six “how much change?” problems and two about counting coins.
- Tell the time: six clocks with hands and a space to write the time.
- Draw the time: four empty clock faces to draw the hands on.
- Sequences and 4×4 sudoku: number reasoning for anyone who fancies a bit more.
Tips for a good session
With money, real coins and notes (or play money) on the table help most: people can see and touch them. With clocks, have a wall clock nearby to compare. In general, start with the easiest sheet and only go up if people want to. Getting a sum wrong does not matter at all; getting fed up and not wanting to come back does.
Every sheet is numbered, so everyone in a group can have exactly the same one, and the answers go on a separate page for whoever is checking. If you would rather print without answers, switch them off with the button first.
More to print
The till receipt and counting the money
Two sheets are about the sums we do at the shop. The till receipt shows five ordinary items (a loaf, a pint of milk, teabags…) at today’s prices, with questions about the total, the change and leaving something out. Count the money draws real British coins and notes, from 5p to £20, to add up box by box. Having a purse of real coins on the table makes both of them easier and more fun.
For memory there are the memory activities for seniors, and for concentration, the attention exercises; for language, finish the proverb and the easy crosswords. And for bigger sudoku grids, there is printable sudoku in three levels.
