How Much Can We Spend?: Class 1 Maths · Chapter 12

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Printable worksheet: How Much Can We Spend?

9 exercises (counting, circling, matching, sums, missing numbers, drawing) to print on A4 in black and white, with the answer key on the last page. Do them after the lesson.

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Lesson text (for parents and teachers)

Every scene's words in order, as Tara reads them after Start: for reading along, or for a child who cannot hear the narration.

Haat day!
This is Sona. This is her little brother, Golu.
Today is haat day in their village in Bihar!
Tara: Hello! I am Tara. A haat is a market. Let us go!
Coins
Maa takes some coins out of her purse.
The number on a coin tells how many rupees.
Activity: Which coin is the most money? Tap it.
Notes
These are notes. Notes are made of paper.
Here are ₹10, ₹20, ₹50 and ₹100 notes.
Tara: Look for the number on each note.
Coin or note?
Maa sorts her money before the haat.
Tap a basket to hear its name.
Activity: Is it a coin or a note? Put each one in its basket.
Golu's coins
Maa gives Golu some coins.
Each of Golu's coins is ₹1.
Activity: Tap each coin to count. How many rupees does Golu have?
Sona's coins
Sona has 3 coins: ₹5, ₹2 and ₹2.
Activity: How many rupees does Sona have? Tap the number.
Fewer coins, more money
Golu has 5 coins. Sona has only 3.
But Sona has more money: ₹9!
Tara: Do not just count the coins. Add up the rupees!
The toy stall
Bhola Chacha sells toys at the haat.
Each toy has a price tag.
Tara: The price tells how much money a toy costs.
What can Golu buy?
Golu has ₹5 to spend.
Tap a basket to hear its name.
Activity: Can Golu buy it with ₹5? Put each toy in a basket.
Sona wants the ball
Sona wants the big ball. It costs ₹12.
But Sona has only ₹9.
Activity: How many more rupees does Sona need? Tap the number.
Count on
Start at 9. Count on: 10, 11, 12.
Sona needs 3 more rupees.
Tara: One finger for each number: 10, 11, 12!
Golu helps
Golu gives Sona three ₹1 coins.
₹9 + ₹3 = ₹12. Now they can buy the ball!
Tara: Sona and Golu will share the ball!
Bananas for ₹10
Maa buys bananas. They cost ₹10.
Maa pays with ₹2 coins only.
Activity: How many ₹2 coins make ₹10? Tap the number.
Many ways to make ₹10
We can make ₹10 in many ways.
Each plate here has ₹10.
Tara: Same money, made in different ways!
Find ₹10
At the sweet stall, a box of laddoos costs ₹10.
Activity: Which group of coins makes ₹10? Tap it.
Same money
Different coins can make the same money.
Activity: Join the two that make the same money.
Golu's gullak
At home, Golu makes a gullak from an old box.
He saves his ₹2 for later.
Activity: Many days later, Golu opens his gullak. All are ₹1 coins. How many rupees?
Bye-bye!
You know coins and notes. You can pay and save!
Now play shop at home with paper money.
Tara: Super shopping! Bye-bye, see you soon!

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Ch 12: How Much Can We Spend?

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Published 10 Oct 2026 · Updated 10 Oct 2026 · All chapters of Joyful Mathematics · Official NCERT chapter PDF ↗

Chapters in Joyful Mathematics

Chapter 1: Finding the Furry Cat!
Chapter 2: What is Long? What is Round?
Chapter 3: Mango Treat
Chapter 4: Making 10
Chapter 5: How Many?
Chapter 6: Vegetable Farm
Chapter 7: Lina’s Family
Chapter 8: Fun with Numbers
Chapter 9: Utsav
Chapter 10: How do I Spend my Day?
Chapter 11: How Many Times?
Chapter 12: How Much Can We Spend?
Chapter 13: So Many Toys

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