Recognise and understand the value of different coins
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise the value of coins of different denominations.
Key learning points
- Skip counting can be used to help you counts coins of the same value.
- In sets of coins of mixed values, it is more efficient to count coins of the same value together.
- It is also helpful to count coins with the greatest value first.
- Knowledge about the value of coins can help to compare sets of coins without calculating.
Keywords
Coin - 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.
Value - Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.
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.
Common misconception
Children may count coins in the order they are already arranged, or begin with smaller value coins first, leading to inefficient counting methods.
Consider the most efficient ways to count, grouping coins of the same value together, starting with greatest value coins or adding groups of coins in ways that enable them to use the addition strategies with which they are already familiar.
Teacher tip
This unit builds on substantial earlier money work from Year One. This lesson contains revision of the key learning points based around unitising. If children find this difficult, it is important to revisit the concepts introduced in Year One before proceeding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which statement about these 2 p coins is correct?
Q2.Sofia has 10 p in her purse. Which coins are Sofia’s?
Q3.Which item cannot be bought using only 2 p coins?
Q4.Which set of coins can be counted completely in tens?
Q5.Jun has 30 p in his pocket. All his coins are 5 p coins. Which set of coins are Jun’s?
Q6.Alex has these coins. He swapped them for one coin of equal value. What was the coin he swapped them for? p coin.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which set of coins has the greatest value?
Q2.Which problem is represented here?
Q3.I have six 5 p coins. How much money do I have? p
Q4.Find the value of this set of coins. p
Q5.Which bag of coins has the greatest value?
Q6.I have a bag of 2 p coins. There are fewer than 9 coins but more than 7 coins. What is the value of the coins in the bag? p
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