Space Shoppers: Money Funfair - KS1 Maths

KS1 money maths skills

Roll up, roll up! Step this way to play this fun, interactive game and practise your Key Stage 1 maths skills of counting money.

The Space Shoppers are cosmic aliens who have landed at the Money Funfair on Earth. They need your help to learn how humans use money.

In these out-of-this-world mini-games, you’ll practise using pounds and pence, combining coins and even giving change.

Learn how to understand money

Build your primary maths skills on understanding money and improving financial literacy in this KS1 maths game.

Learn and practise how to:

• use place value to understand the value of different coins and notes
• recognise symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p)
• find the total value of a set of coins and notes
• make the same amount by combining coins and notes of different values
• give the correct change
• solve simple problems involving the addition and subtraction of money

How to play Space Shoppers: Money Funfair

Choose a stall to explore the Money Funfair!

Why not visit the buying stall to see what exciting things the aliens can buy? Whether its alien slime or space frisbees, there is something for every savvy Space Shopper.

All you need to do is choose one of the purses that has the correct coins to pay for each item.

Keep the Space Shoppers' hunger at bay by selling them tasty treats like Planet Pancakes and Martian Milkshakes. Just make sure you give them the correct change!

Once you’ve mastered your money maths skills, why not play our maths game about measuring mass?

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