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Coins & Notes

Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount

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What a learner can do afterwards

  • Sort a handful of mixed coins into groups by value
  • State the value of common coins and notes when shown them
  • Find two different ways to make the same amount using different coins

The lesson

Money comes in coins and notes. Each one has its own value. A big coin is not always worth more.

Penny1Nickel5Dime10Quarter25
Look at each coin. Some small coins are worth a lot.
Try it together

Mia wants to spend 10 cents. She can use one dime. She can also use two nickels. Both make the same amount.

Good to know

Check each coin before you count it. Small coins can be worth more than big ones. Coins with the same value always match.

Every coin has a value, and coins can combine in many ways.

Watch it

Where it sits

Where this leads

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Then practise

8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.

Coins & Notes · Life Skills, ages 5 to 7 · LightMySky