Five pages for Year 2 on counting money and writing it with the £ and p signs. Page 1 has groups of coins under £1, laid out with the coin worth the most first: children count on and write the total in pence; the first group shows the count under each coin. Page 2 counts pounds: £1 and £2 coins with £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, written with the £ sign. Page 3 puts pounds and pence together: count the pounds, then the pence, and write both, as in £3 and 65p, the way Year 2 and Year 3 record money before decimals arrive in Year 4. One group has two 50p coins, which make another pound. Page 4 shows rows of three groups of coins: children circle the two worth the same, then fill in tables of different ways to make 20p and 50p. Page 5 asks for each amount with the fewest coins and notes, from 15p to £15; there is only one fewest way for each. The coins and notes are our own drawings, in the real shapes, colours and sizes.
Set out a tray of play coins before page 1 and count a handful together, biggest first, out loud: 50, 70, 80, 85, 87. For page 4, ask everyone to make 20p on their table in a different way, then list the ways on the board. Page 5 makes a good warm-up the next day: start with the biggest coin or note that fits, then the next.
Count the coins in a purse or money box together, biggest first. Pick an amount, such as 35p, and take turns making it in a new way each time, then ask which way uses the fewest coins. When you pay in a shop, ask your child which coins and notes you could use.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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Counting UK money and writing it with the £ and p signs, then making the same amount in different ways. Students count coins in pence, count pounds in coins and notes, write amounts like £3 and 65p, find groups worth the same, and make amounts with the fewest coins and notes.
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