Change Back from the Restaurant Game
1. Cut apart and assemble the spinner, taping the bent brad underneath.
2. Cut out the coins and dollars and group them according to value.
3. A calculator is needed, and possibly a notepad and pencil.
4. The first child picks a food item and a drink off of the menu. If the child is old enough, have them add the total of the purchase. If not, teach them to use the calculator to get the total.
5. Next, they spin the spinner to see if they pay for that purchase with $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, or $10.00 and hands the other player the correct denomination of bills.
6. The other player is to make change from the amount purchased. (Example: If the 1st child bought a slice of pizza ($1.50) and some Orange Juice ($0.75), the total would be $2.25. The 1st player would spin the spinner and see how much money they hand the other player. If the 1st player landed on $5.00, they would hand the other player that amount. The other player is coached by the adult to say the amount of the total purchased ($2.25) and then add the largest coins to get to dollars, and then include the dollars. To continue this example, the other player would say, "$2.25, put down a quarter and say $2.50, another quarter, and say $2.75, and another quarter, and say $3.00. Then the other player would put down a dollar and say $4.00 and another dollar and say $5.00.)
7. The first player is to use the calculator to see if they got the right amount of change back. The 1st player would put in $5.00 (the amount they handed the other player for the food.) Then, the 1st player would touch the - (subtraction sign) and then, 2.25 followed by = (equals). The result should be $2.75 back in change from the food purchase. Help the child with the calculator and with counting their change to make sure they understand that they are supposed to count their change back from the transaction and make sure it's correct.
8. Then the two players trade roles.
9. Another note, teach the person who is given the money for the food items to set it near them, away from the change they are counting. In real life, some people will say that they gave the salesperson a $20.00 bill and it's difficult to prove once the salesperson has put it in the cash register. I realize that this is a game, but I think it's important to have real world connections, whenever possible!
8. Then the two players trade roles.
9. Another note, teach the person who is given the money for the food items to set it near them, away from the change they are counting. In real life, some people will say that they gave the salesperson a $20.00 bill and it's difficult to prove once the salesperson has put it in the cash register. I realize that this is a game, but I think it's important to have real world connections, whenever possible!
1st Player is highlighted in Blue and the Other player info is highlighted in Green. An adult should assist with this game until the players have strong enough skills to play this independently.
