Money
🎯 In this topic you will
- Identify different coins and banknotes.
- Sort coins using different classification methods.
- Use coins to make purchases in a class shop.
🧠 Key Words
- banknote
- coin
- money
- price
- value
Show Definitions
- banknote: A paper form of money issued by a government or bank that represents a specific amount of value.
- coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money, usually stamped with its value.
- money: A medium of exchange used to buy goods and services.
- price: The amount of money needed to buy something.
- value: The worth of something measured in money.
Using Money to Buy Things
We use money to buy things. You need to recognise which coins or banknotes you have so that you can spend them on the things you want to buy.
❓ EXERCISES
1. Draw a ring around the words or numbers you can see on your coins or banknotes.

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2. Here are some made-up coins.
Match each coin to its value.

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❓ EXERCISES
3. You will need some coins.
Sort the coins. Use $2$ or $3$ circles.
Draw or rub the coins you put in each circle.
Label each circle.

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4. Write your own price for the ball. Which coins and banknotes could you use to pay for it?
Draw each coin and banknote.
Or you could do a rubbing of each coin.

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🧠 Think like a Mathematician
Task: You will need some coins.
Show someone the side of the coin with no number or number word on it. Can they say the value of the coin?
Swap over.
Can you name each of the coins?
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- 1: You should be able to recognise the value of a coin by its size, colour, and design even when the number is hidden.
- 2: After swapping, check whether you correctly identified the coin values.
- 3: You should be able to name each coin correctly (for example: One, Two, Five, Ten, Twenty).

