5-13-39 Shirokanedai, Minato Ku, Tokyo 108-0071 (MAP)
〒108-0071 東京都港区白金台5-13-39

03-5421-4186 / 03-3446-3478
enquiries@kspacetokyo.org

After School Classes

Real-Life Math: Shopping, Cooking & Money

After School Programme
Ages 4 to 6 years

Tuesdays at 4:00–5:00pm

Course Description

8-Week Afterschool Programme

Discovering the joy of math through real-life experiences!

Our hands-on Real-Life Math programme turns everyday activities, shopping, cooking, organising, and using money into exciting learning adventures.

What Children Will Learn
Throughout the 8-week programme, children will:

  • Build strong number sense
  • Practice counting, sorting, comparing, and measuring
  • Explore basic money concepts such as coins, value, and simple budgeting
  • Strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving
  • Learn how math is used in everyday life
  • Work cooperatively through team-based cooking and role-play

Each session includes hands-on exploration, colourful learning materials, and a take-home activity worksheet to continue learning at home.

8-Week Course Outline

Week 1 – Let’s Go Shopping!
Children explore a mini supermarket, practise counting, and sort foods by colour, size, and type.

Week 2 – Playing Store
Introducing prices and number recognition. Children become shopkeepers and customers using real-life play.

Week 3 – Money Basics
Coin recognition through coin rubbings, matching activities, and simple purchasing games.

Week 4 – Snack Shop Cooking
A delicious cooking session creating no-bake cookie balls while practising measuring and sequencing.

Week 5 – Budgeting Basics
Using 10 coins, children make purchasing decisions, compare prices, and talk about spending and saving.

Week 6 – Cooking Day: Fractions
Children make mini pizzas and learn about halves and quarters through real food, sharing, and visual crafts.

Week 7 – Restaurant Role-Play
A full pretend restaurant experience: taking orders, adding small totals, and writing simple number combinations.

Week 8 – Market Day!
A fun final celebration. Children set up a class market, act as shop owners and shoppers, and use coins to buy items.

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If you would like to come along and chat to the team, look around our school and trial a class, we are waiting for you! Please book an appointment in advance. There may be a single session fee applicable for the After-School trial, dependant upon the class that you select.

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