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

I can find how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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Year 1

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

I can find how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Skip counting can be used to work out how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.
  2. When you reach the value needed, you must stop counting.
  3. The number of 5 p coins needed will be less than the value of the item.
  4. Not all values can be made using only 5 p coins.

Keywords

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

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

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

  • Fives - Another name for the multiples of five.

Common misconception

Children may confuse the number of coins with their value, so count in ones, or revert to counting in ones. They may have difficulty counting on to reach a value when some coins are already present.

Present situations where both 5 p and 1 p coins are used to reach the same amount to stress the difference in value. Compare sets of 1 p and 5 p coins with sets of 5 p coins drawing attention to the importance of the value of each coin.

Ensure children explore practically with coins throughout the lessons. It is important to use dual counting (e.g. 5 p, 10 p, 15 p, then 1 five-pence coin, 2 five-pence coins etc) with the stem sentences throughout lessons to consolidate understanding of the importance of the value of each coin.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Here is a set of 5 p coins. What is their total value?
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Correct Answer: 40 p
Q2.
Jun has a set of seven 5 p coins. What is their total value?
7 p
70 p
Correct answer: 35 p
Q3.
Which of the following can only be counted in fives.
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Jun has 20 p in his pocket. All his coins are 5 p coins. Which coins are Jun’s?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q5.
Which item can be bought using only 5 p coins?
Correct answer: A cake costing 20 p
A banana costing 22 p
A sandwich costing 16 p
Q6.
Match the coins that would represent an equal amount.
Correct Answer:100 p,ten 10 p coins

ten 10 p coins

Correct Answer:20 p,ten 2 p coins

ten 2 p coins

Correct Answer:50 p,ten 5 p coins

ten 5 p coins

6 Questions

Q1.
A banana costs 45 p. How many 5 p coins would you need to pay for it?
5
Correct answer: 9
10
Q2.
Jun wants to buy a sandwich costing 30 p. Which set of coins would he use to pay for it?
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Q3.
The ice-cream costs 25 p. Each coin has a value of 5 p, so I will need ___ coins.
Correct Answer: 5
Q4.
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?
Correct Answer: 9
Q5.
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?
Correct Answer: 5 p, 5 p coins
Q6.
Jun has these 5 p coins. How many more coins will he need to buy a drink which costs 40 p?
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0
Correct answer: 2
4