Y2 Maths

Count Money (Notes and Coins) Lesson

This Year 2 Count Money (Notes and Coins) lesson covers the prior learning of counting coins, before moving onto the main skill of counting pounds and pence to find money totals.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

National Curriculum Objectives
Mathematics Year 2: (2M3a) Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of counting coins, before moving onto the main skill of rounding to the nearest 10. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

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Modelling Powerpoint

Modelling Powerpoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Count Money Notes and Coins Video Tutorial, Katie recaps the value of each coin and note.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet recaps prior learning of counting coins, before moving onto the main skill of counting pounds and pence to find money totals.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Recognise Notes Game aims to support pupils' knowledge of money. Children will identify different pound notes.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Value of Notes Maths Challenge aims to extend pupils' understanding of money.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activities

Supporting Activities

This count money notes and coins supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Pounds and Pence Flash Cards Game aims to support pupils' knowledge of money.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Count Money Notes and Coins Game checks pupils' understanding of counting amounts of money containing both coins and notes.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This round to the nearest 10 extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the round to the nearest 10 lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of rounding to the nearest 10.

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Count Money (Notes and Coins) Maths Challenge aims to support pupils' ability to count pounds and pence to find money totals.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Autumn week 10 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets

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Learning Video Clip

Learning Video Clip

Yasin and Scarlett are very excited because they are going to the fairground. Help them to count the notes and coins they can use to pay for their entrance, candy floss, ride tickets and a photo.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This resource is aimed at Year 2 Expected and has been designed to give children the opportunity to consolidate the skills they have learned in Autumn Block 3 – Measurement: Money.