# Lesson 107: Understanding coins and their value

🧮 MATH (40 Lessons) • 🟣 D. Data and Money

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## Objective

I can recognise common coins, compare their values, and use coins to make small amounts. I can use words like more, less, and equal when I talk about money.

## Materials

- Real coins or play coins in different values (for example: 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, €1)
- Small trays, bowls, or cups for sorting coins
- Paper or mini whiteboards and pencils
- Simple price tags you can write (for example: 5c, 8c, 10c)

## Mini-lesson — Coins, value, and simple prices

In this lesson, you learn to look carefully at coins so you can tell what they are worth and how to use them to make small amounts.

Seeing the difference between coins

- Coins can have different sizes, colours, and numbers on them.
- Even if two coins are the same size, they can have different values.
- Look for the number on the coin (like 1, 2, 5, 10) to know its value.

Value: which coin is worth more?

- If a coin has a bigger number, it is usually worth more.
- We can compare two coins and say which one is more and which one is less.
- Sometimes two or more small coins together can be equal to one bigger coin.

Coins and simple prices

- A price tag shows how much something costs, like 5c or 8c.
- You can use coins to match the price.
- For example, 5c can be one 5c coin, and 8c can be a 5c coin and a 2c coin and a 1c coin.

In this lesson, you will sort coins, compare values using more, less, and equal, and match coins to simple prices.

Picture strip: Coins and price tags.

Coins with different values

Coins and simple prices

## Guided Practice — Sorting and matching coins

You will use real coins or play coins. First, sort the coins. Then use the tracing pad to write the most important money words.

1. Make a coin pile: Put your coins in the middle of the table in one big pile.
2. Sort the coins: Make small groups where all the coins look the same. Put all the 1c coins together, all the 2c coins together, and so on.
3. Compare values: Choose two groups of coins, like 1c and 5c. Decide which coin is worth more and which is worth less.
4. Match to prices: Look at simple prices like 5c or 8c. Use your coins to make that amount.
5. Write the key words: On your paper or notebook, write these words in a list:
   • coin • money • more • less • equal
6. Use the tracing pad: Choose two words that match your coins (for example, more and less or coin and money) and trace them on the tracing pad.
7. Add a small picture: Next to each word, draw a tiny picture of a coin or a price tag that matches it.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice 1 — Sorting and naming coins

[PLACEHOLDER PRACTICE 1]

## Practice 2 — Comparing values (more, less, equal)

[PLACEHOLDER PRACTICE 2]

## Practice 3 — Matching coins to simple prices

[PLACEHOLDER PRACTICE 3]

## Quick Check — Understanding coins and their value

Answer each question about coins, value, and simple prices. You may look back at the mini-lesson.

1) Which of these is a coin?

A paper note A small round metal piece A toy car
Coins are small round pieces of metal used as money.

2) Which coin is usually worth more?

1c 2c 5c
5c has a bigger value than 1c or 2c.

3) Which coin is worth less than 5c?

2c 10c 20c
2c is less than 5c, 10c, and 20c.

4) A price tag says 5c. Which is a good way to pay?

One 2c coin and one 1c coin One 5c coin One 1c coin
One 5c coin matches the price 5c.

5) A price tag says 3c. Which coins could you use?

One 2c coin One 5c coin One 2c coin and one 1c coin
2c + 1c = 3c, so this matches the price.

6) Which words do we use to compare coin values?

more, less, equal tall, short, wide loud, quiet, soft
We say one amount is more, less, or equal to another.

7) You have 2c. Your friend has 5c. Who has more money?

You Your friend You both have the same
5c is more than 2c, so your friend has more money.

8) You have 2c and 1c. Your friend has 3c. Whose money is equal in value?

Only you Only your friend Both of you
2c + 1c = 3c, so both have the same amount.

9) Which coin is likely to be the smallest value?

1c 10c 20c
1c is a very small coin value.

10) A toy costs 8c. Which choice matches 8c?

5c and 5c 5c, 2c, and 1c 2c and 2c
5c + 2c + 1c = 8c.

11) Which picture best matches the word money?

A cup of water A box of crayons A pile of coins and notes
Money includes coins and notes.

12) Why is it important to look at the number on the coin?

It tells you the coin's value It tells you the coin's colour It tells you who owns the coin
The number shows how much the coin is worth.

13) Your snack costs 5c. Which is a good sentence?

"I will pay 2c." "I will pay 5c." "I will pay 1c."
The amount you pay should match the price.

14) You and your friend both have 5c. Which word describes your amounts?

equal less more
If both are 5c, the amounts are equal.

15) What is the main idea of this lesson?

Telling the time on a clock Measuring how tall you are Understanding coins and their value
This lesson is all about coins and how much they are worth.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can recognise and name common coins. Student can say which of two coins has more or less value. Student can use coins to match simple prices up to about 10c. Student uses the words more, less, and equal correctly when comparing small money amounts. Student can explain in simple words what a price tag shows.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can understand coins and their values easily. 🙂 I can understand some coin values but still need more practice. 😅 Understanding coin values still feels tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Sorting coins into groups and naming them Using more, less, and equal to compare money amounts Matching coin groups to simple prices like 3c, 5c, and 8c
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