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Year 5

Explain and represent whole pounds as a quantity of money

I can explain and represent whole pounds as a quantity of money.

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Year 5

Explain and represent whole pounds as a quantity of money

I can explain and represent whole pounds as a quantity of money.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Ten groups of 10p is equal to £1 so 10p is one tenth of £1
  2. One hundred groups of 1p is equal to £1 so 1p is one hundredth of £1
  3. Ten groups of 1p is equal to 10p so 1p is one tenth of 10p
  4. Whole pounds are recorded using the £ sign and two decimal places £1.00

Keywords

  • Pounds £ - A unit of money used in the UK is pounds (£).

  • Notation - Notation is a system of symbols used to denote special things in maths.

  • Tenth - A tenth is the name we give to one part of ten equal parts.

  • Hundredth - A hundredth is the name we give to one part of one hundred equal parts.

Common misconception

Pupils write 1£ because that is the order in which the expression is said.

Provide plenty of opportunities for pupils to see and use the correct notation as well as highlighting wrong examples.

Plastic or real coins will be extremely useful in this lesson. Counters used to represent coins are a good alternative.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is this coin worth?
An image in a quiz
5 p
10 p
Correct answer: 20 p
50 p
Q2.
How much money is here?
An image in a quiz
80 p
Correct answer: 85 p
90 p
£1
Q3.
How much money is here?
An image in a quiz
£6
£8
Correct answer: £9
£12
Q4.
Which of these numbers is the same as 'one tenth'?
10
1.0
Correct answer: 0.1
0.01
Q5.
Which of these numbers is the same as 'one hundredth'?
100
1
0.1
Correct answer: 0.01
Q6.
Starting with the lowest value, sort these money totals in order.
1 - One pound.
2 - £3
3 - £5.00
4 - Eight pounds.

6 Questions

Q1.
How many pennies are there in 10 p?
1
Correct answer: 10
100
Q2.
How many pennies are there in £1?
1
10
Correct answer: 100
Q3.
Starting with the lowest, sort the amounts of money by their value.
1 - £1
2 - Three pounds
3 - £4.00
4 - Seven pounds
5 - £9.00
Q4.
Complete the sentence: 10 p is one __________ of £1
Correct answer: tenth
hundredth
thousandth
Q5.
Complete the sentence: 1 p is one __________ of £1
tenth
Correct answer: hundredth
thousandth
Q6.
Starting with the lowest, put these expressions in order of value.
1 - £1 ÷ 100
2 - £1 ÷ 10
3 - 10 p x 10