A five-pence coin is a unit of money used in the UK. It has the same value as five one-pence coins.

The value represented by five one-pence coins or one five-pence coin.

Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.

Find how many five pence coins are needed to make a given amount

Maths

In this unit pupils will use knowledge of the value of coins and calculate the total value of the coins in a set of 2p 5p 10p coins. In the future unit pupils will consolidate their recognition and knowledge about the value of different denominations of coins. They will solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit.

In prior learning, pupils will have had opportunities to use manipulatives to organise counting including using everyday manipulatives, tens frames and through measures. In this unit pupils will use knowledge of the value of coins to calculate the total value of the coins in a set of 2p 5p and 10p coins.

Unitising and coin recognition - value of a set of coins

A banana costs 45 p. How many 5 p coins would you need to pay for it?

Jun wants to buy a sandwich costing 30 p. Which set of coins would he use to pay for it? 

The ice-cream costs 25 p.
Each coin has a value of 5 p,
so I will need ___ coins.


Sofia wants to buy a pen costing 25 p and a pencil costing 20 p. How many 5 p coins will he need to pay for them both?

Sofia has four coins of the same value. They are worth more than 8 p, but less than 40 p. What coins does she have?

Jun has these 5 p coins. How many more coins will he need to buy a drink which costs 40 p?

Here is a set of 5 p coins. What is their total value?

Jun has a set of seven 5 p coins. What is their total value?       

Which of the following can only be counted in fives.

Jun has 20 p in his pocket. All his coins are 5 p coins. Which coins are Jun’s?

Which item can be bought using only 5 p coins?

Match the coins that would represent an equal amount.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Find how many five pence coins are needed to make a given amount

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.