A coin is a unit of money used in the UK. One coin represents a value equivalent to a given number of one-pence coins.

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

Worth refers to the value that something has. In the context of money, it refers to how much money you would pay for something.

Recognise and understand the value of different coins

Maths

Recognise the value of 20 p, 50 p and £1 coins

Explore combinations of coins that total the same amount

Find the most efficient way to make a given value

Solve problems including those involving giving change

In this unit pupils will recognise and use symbols for pounds and pence combining amounts to make particular values. They will solve simple problems including giving change. In the future unit pupils will explain represent and compare whole pounds and pence.  They will convert quantities of money between pounds and pence using the most efficient and reliable strategy to find the change.

In the prior unit pupils consolidated their recognition and knowledge of the value of different denominations of coins. They solved simple problems practically involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit. In this unit pupils will recognise and use symbols for pounds and pence combining amounts to make particular values. They will solve simple problems including giving change.

In this unit pupils will recognise and use symbols for pounds and pence combining amounts to make particular values. They will solve simple problems including giving change.

Money: recognise coins and use £ and p symbols

Not wasting time or effort. An efficient strategy is one we can carry out easily.

The symbol used, written before the pounds digit, to show the unit we are working in is pounds.

This is one of the ways we record one pound.

To combine is to put parts together to make a whole.

An amount of something is a quantity of something.

Change is the money returned after paying for something with more money than it costs.

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