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

I can find how many 10 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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

I can find how many 10 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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Key learning points

Skip counting can be used to work out how many 10 p coins are needed to make a given value.
When you reach the value needed, you must stop counting.
The number of 10 p coins needed will be less than the value of the item.
Not all values can be made using only 10 p coins.

Keywords

Ten-pence coin - A ten-pence coin is a unit of money used in the UK. It has the same value as ten one-pence coins.
10 p - The value represented by ten one-pence coins or one ten-pence coin.
Value - Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.
Tens - Another name for the multiples of ten, or the decade numbers.

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 10 p and 1 p coins are used to reach the same amount to stress the difference in value. Compare sets of 1 p and 10 p coins with sets of 10 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. 10 p, 20 p, 30p, then 1 ten-pence coin, 2 ten-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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