Y2

Count money (Pounds) Lesson

This Year 2 Count Money (Pounds) lesson covers the prior learning of recognising notes, before moving onto the main skill of counting coins and notes 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
Mathematics Year 2: (2M3b) Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money

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2 Teaching Support

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of recognising notes, before moving onto the main skill of count money (pounds). There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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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.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 2 Count Money (Pounds) lesson covers the prior learning of recognising notes, before moving onto the main skill of counting coins and notes to find money totals.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Count Notes Flash Cards Game aims to support pupils' understanding of money.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activities

Supporting Activities

This Count Money (Pounds) 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 Count Money (Pounds) Game checks pupils' understanding of counting notes and coins to find money totals.

2 Application

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This count money (pounds) extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the count money (pounds) 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 count money (pounds).

Application and Reasoning from the old Resource Pack
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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 (Pounds) Maths Challenge aims to support pupils' ability to count notes and coins 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 had an excellent time with their families on the beach. It’s getting late so they go and pay for their hotel rooms and their breakfast in the morning.

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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.