🔢 MathLevel 1Lesson 38
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Designing a Small Shop Poster

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What you will learn

  • 1Design a shop poster with at least four items and correct price tags in cents
  • 2Identify the coins needed to pay each price exactly
  • 3Calculate simple change when a buyer pays 25¢
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Mini Lesson

Real shops use posters and signs to show customers what they sell and how much things cost. Today you are going to design your very own shop poster — and you'll need all your money math skills to get it right!

What goes on a shop poster?

  • Shop name — give your shop a fun name.
  • Item pictures — draw at least 4 items for sale.
  • Price tags — write the price of each item in cents (e.g., 15¢).
  • Coins needed — next to each price tag, draw or label the coins a buyer would use to pay exactly.

Price tag rules

  • Keep prices between 1¢ and 30¢ — amounts you can pay with pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
  • Check every price: can it be paid exactly with the four coins you know?
  • Write the price clearly: always use the ¢ sign after the number.

Challenge section

  • Pick two items from your poster that cost less than 25¢. Suppose a buyer pays 25¢ for each one — calculate the change they should receive.
  • Write: "Price: ___ ¢ Paid: 25¢ Change: ___ ¢"

Words to know

Price tag

A label that shows how much an item costs in cents

e.g. 10¢, 15¢

Penny

1 cent coin

e.g. 1¢

Nickel

5 cent coin

e.g. 5¢

Dime

10 cent coin

e.g. 10¢

Quarter

25 cent coin

e.g. 25¢

Change

Money returned when the buyer pays more than the price

e.g. Paid 25¢ for a 10¢ item → 15¢ change

Sample shop poster showing four items with price tags and coins neededA poster titled Sunny Shop. Four item panels arranged in a two by two grid. Apple 10 cents — one dime. Pencil 6 cents — one nickel one penny. Sticker 1 cent — one penny. Eraser 15 cents — one dime one nickel.⭐ Sunny Shop ⭐🍎10¢10¢1 dime✏️6¢5¢1¢nickel+penny⭐1¢1¢1 penny🧹15¢10¢5¢dime+nickel
A sample shop poster — four items, each with a price tag and the exact coins needed to pay.
Change challenge: two worked examples paying 25 cents for items priced at 10 cents and 15 centsTwo rows. Row one: apple priced 10 cents, paid 25 cents, change 15 cents. Row two: eraser priced 15 cents, paid 25 cents, change 10 cents. Each row shows the subtraction and labels.Change ChallengeA buyer pays 25¢ for each item. How much change?🍎Price: 10¢Paid: 25¢25 − 10 =Change:15¢🧹Price: 15¢Paid: 25¢25 − 15 =Change:10¢Change = Amount paid − Price
The change challenge — paying 25¢ for a 10¢ apple gives 15¢ change; paying 25¢ for a 15¢ eraser gives 10¢ change.
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Ask yourself: "Is my price tag clear? Can a buyer pay it exactly using coins they know? Did I calculate the change correctly?"

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