Money – Commission and Discount (Primary 5)

MATHEMATICS

SECOND TERM  

PRIMARY 5

THEME – MEASURATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Second Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Notes for MATHEMATICS Week 1 to Week 12 Primary Schools

TOPIC – Commission and Discount 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

solve problems involving discount and commission.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of –

Money

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION 

Pupil’s Activities 1 – The Ideas of Discount 

Study the chart and explain the different between the current price and actual price.

 

Teacher’s remark – The different between the two prices is called discount. 

The amount of money that is taken off the actual cost of an goods is called discount.

 

Pupil’s Activities 2 – Find the discount of Infinix and Tecno on the chart. 

1. Infinix,

₦76,750

– ₦61,400

__________

₦15,350

 

2. Tecno,

₦25,000

– ₦13,000

__________

₦12,000

Pupil’s Activities 3 – Exercises/Take Home 

Find the discount of the remaining phone,

1. Innjo free

2. Innjo plus

3. Leveno

LESSON TWO – DISCOUNT AS PERCENTAGES 

Teacher’s comments – Discount is sometime expressed as a percentage of the original price. 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities 1

The market price of a freezer was ₦8500. A discount of 6% was given during sales. How much would a customer pay?

Marked price = ₦8500

% Discount = 6%

= 6/100 x ₦8500

= ₦510

 

New price = Marked price – Discount

= ₦8500 – ₦510

= ₦7990

 

Pupil’s Activities 2 – Exercises/Take Home 

1. Michael bought a Television at ₦1850 each. He was given a 7% discount off the total cost. How much did he pay?

2. Find the discount off give on a T – shirt at 7% if the actual price is ₦6,500.

LESSON THREE – COMMISSION 

Pupil’s Activities 1

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Guides pupils to solve problems on discount and commission.

Pupil’s Activities – Follow the teacher’s instructions.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to solve problems involving discount and commission.