--- title: "Coins & Notes" description: "Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/coins-and-notes-mt_FIkqA0qhnj source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/coins-and-notes-mt_FIkqA0qhnj.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Coins & Notes Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount Subject: Life Skills · Area: Money & Finance · Ages 5 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/coins-and-notes-mt_FIkqA0qhnj ## Ready when they can - Sort a handful of mixed coins into groups by value - State the value of common US coins and notes, and add coin values to find a total - Find two different ways to make the same amount using different coins ## Lesson: Coins and notes Money buys things such as food and toys. Here we use US money. Sort coins by how much each is worth. Pennies are 1 cent each, nickels 5 cents, dimes 10 cents, and quarters 25 cents. Put coins with the same value together. Each different value gets its own group. A US penny is worth 1 cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents, and a quarter 25 cents. A dime is smaller than a nickel but worth more. Coin size does not tell you its value. A dime is 10 cents; a nickel is 5 cents. Add coin values to find the total. Count equal coins in jumps of their value. Three nickels make 5, 10, 15 cents. Add two pennies to reach 17 cents. To find a missing coin, count up from what you have to the price. Different coins can make equal totals. A US note is also called a bill. Read its value: a $1 bill is one dollar, or 100 cents. A $5 bill is five dollars. A half-dollar coin, also called a 50-cent piece, is worth 50 cents. Compare money by its total value, not by how many coins or bills you hold. **Recap.** Every coin has a value, and coins can combine in many ways. ## Practice 13 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Coin Values](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/coin-values-mt_cPZwlUk8Nd) - [What Money Is](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/what-money-is-mt_SsS7GptD_o) ## Opens up - [Looking After Money](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/looking-after-money-mt_FNSeo9_T2Z) - [Buying Things](https://lightmysky.com/learn/life-skills/buying-things-mt_RNRymbz5SO)