Calculate the total value of the coins in a set of 5 p coins
I can skip count in fives to find the value of a set of 5 p coins.
Calculate the total value of the coins in a set of 5 p coins
I can skip count in fives to find the value of a set of 5 p coins.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A five-spot token can be used to represent one 5 p coin and has the same value as five pennies.
- The total value of set of 5 p coins can be found by skip counting in fives.
- We can check we have counted accurately by counting backwards.
- Skip counting in fives can only be used to count the complete set, if all the coins are 5 p coins.
Keywords
Five-pence coins - A five-pence coin is a unit of money used in the UK. It has the same value as five one-pence coins.
Value - Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.
5 p - The value represented by five one-pence coins or one five-pence coin.
Fives - Another name for the multiples of five.
Common misconception
Children may not fully understand the concept of unitising and may confuse the number of coins with the total value. They may also count sets of coins containing 5 p coins and other coins in fives.
Use pre-money tokens with five spots alongside 5 p coins to start with to deepen the understanding of one coin representing a value of . Discuss deliberate errors, articulating thinking around why these cannot be correct.
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