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Budget the Family Food Shop

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

A real budget, a real list, and real decisions about value.

  • About 60 minutes
  • Maths
  • Life Skills

Gather these

  • Shopping list
  • Calculator or phone
  • Budget

Step by step

  • Agree the meals and the budget.
  • Estimate the total before shopping.
  • Compare price per 100g on three items.
  • Total the basket and compare to the estimate.

Worth talking about

Unit pricing
Percentages
Decision making
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Record what happened

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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What we did

Write, list or draw — whatever suits today.

Skills we touched on

SkillHow it showed up

Reflect together

What surprised you about budget the family food shop?
What was the easiest part? What was the fiddliest?
What would you change if you did it again tomorrow?
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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Budget for one meal with five items.

If it felt easy

Plan a full week of meals within a fixed budget.

If you'd rather do it differently

Do the whole thing online with a supermarket basket.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas