🛒 Grocery Shop & Count!

Money • Shopping • Counting | Hands-On Preschool Learning Activity

Turn pretend shopping into a fun learning experience with Grocery Shop & Count!

This hands-on activity lets children play the role of a little shopper while practising money recognition, following a shopping list, counting, and simple addition within 10.

Children choose the items shown on their shopping list, find the matching fruits and vegetables, and use the provided money cards to complete their shopping activity. Through pretend play, children develop early mathematical thinking while building practical everyday skills.

A fun way to introduce early financial literacy and numeracy through play!

🎮 How to Play

1. PICK A SHOPPING LIST -

Choose one of the shopping list cards.

2. FIND THE ITEMS -

Look at the list and find the matching fruits and vegetables.

3. GO SHOPPING -

Place the selected items onto the grocery shop template.

4. COUNT & ADD -

Look at the prices and add them together to work out the total.

5. PAY -

Use the money cards to complete the pretend shopping activity.

Choose → Find → Count → Add → Pay

What's Included

1. 1 A4 Laminated Grocery Shop Template
2. 10 pieces Shopping List Cards
3. 12 pieces Fruits and Vegetables Cards
4. 10 pieces RM1 Money Cards

Learning Outcomes

1. 💰 Early Financial Literacy - Introduce children to the basic concept of money, prices and paying for items through pretend shopping.
2. 🔢 Addition Within 10 - Children practise combining item prices and working out simple totals.
3. 🛒 Following a Shopping List - Children learn to look carefully at a list, identify the required items and complete a simple task in sequence.
4. 🍎 Counting & Number Skills - Practise counting and recognising quantities while selecting grocery items.
5. 🧠 Thinking & Problem Solving - Children need to compare the shopping list with the available items and work out what they need.
6. ✋ Fine Motor Skills - Handling, positioning and attaching the cards encourages hand control and coordination.
7. 🎯 Focus & Attention - Following a shopping list encourages children to pay attention to details and complete a multi-step activity.
8. 💪 Confidence & Independence - Pretend-play tasks allow children to practise making choices and completing a familiar everyday activity independently.

Product Details

1. 1 A4 Laminated Grocery Shop Template
2. 10 pieces Shopping List Cards
3. 12 pieces Fruits and Vegetables Cards
4. 10 pieces RM1 Money Cards
5. Material: Laminated cards + Velcro
6. Thickness: 100 microns
7. Finish: Water-resistant coating
8. Printing: High-definition print
9. Design: Bright, colourful and child-friendly illustrations

Recommended Ages

1. Suitable for Ages 3–5 Years
2. This hands-on activity introduces early financial literacy, numeracy, problem solving, following instructions and fine motor skills through playful everyday learning.