Bertie’s

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Year 1 unit of work
'We're off to the supermarket!' Judy's 'Can we buy ice-cream?' asked Judy.
mother announced. 'And chocolate?' added Finn.
Judy and her younger brother, Finn, 'And stickers?' asked Judy.
got into the car.

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'And don't forget, Bertie Bear needs Finn sat in the shopping trolley,
socks,' said Finn, holding up his talking to Bertie.
teddy bear. Judy saw her mum pick up two
'Remember, we can't buy different cereal boxes.
everything,' said Mum, checking
that she had her purse and her
shopping list.

'I wonder which is better,' said Mum.

'Bertie wants to eat both!' said
Finn. 'But I told him, we can't buy
everything.'

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Judy saw a poster. 'Mum, Cass has
this poster in her bedroom. Can I
please get it?' Cass was Judy's
best friend.
'We can buy it for Bertie's birthday.
Bertie's birthday is every day,'
said Finn.
Mum and Finn laughed, but Judy
kept looking back at the poster.
They reached the check-out. Mum
noticed that Judy was watching as
she paid.

Mum looked at the

price. 'That's a lot of
money for a poster.
Maybe we could buy it
later, for your birthday.'

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'Next time we shop, I am putting you
in charge. You can make decisions
about what we can afford and I will
help you pay at the check-out. You
can ask me lots of questions about
shopping, to make sure that you
are ready.'
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'That sounds great,' said Judy. She
had some serious thinking and
planning to do!
'We bought everything on our list,'
said Mum. Then she smiled. 'We
also bought a few other things.'
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'Ice-cream?' asked Judy. Smiling, Mum handed
'Chocolate?' asked Finn. Judy a small packet of
stickers. And then
'Not those things,' said Mum. she put some tiny
'Not this time. But because we were so new socks on Bertie.
careful with our budgeting and bought
everything we need, we can now
afford to spend a little on something
we WANT...’

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