Ready-made Money Week
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It’s in for a penny, in for a pound with this special week of practical activities on money and finance
Monday: How much?
Oral and mental starter
- Give each child a large card coin. Hand out more bronze coins to Year 1, and more silver coins to Year 2.
- Ask everyone with a 1p coin to stand up, to check coin recognition. Add them up together. Repeat for each coin denomination.
Main activity
- Put a few real coins in small envelopes, mark each with a letter (see image above), but do not seal. Differentiate the contents for different groups (mixed coins are harder to count).
- Let each child estimate and then count the contents of a few envelopes. Have some spares on each table.
- Can Year 2 children calculate the difference between their estimates and totals? Look for a reduction in the difference as the activity progresses.
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Published 15 June 2009
Wendy
on 22 May 2012
Ready made money week
A really great resource, lots of ideas here - thank you.