Find how many five pence coins are needed to make a given amount

I can find how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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Find how many five pence coins are needed to make a given amount

I can find how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.

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Key learning points

Skip counting can be used to work out how many 5 p coins are needed to make a given value.
When you reach the value needed, you must stop counting.
The number of 5 p coins needed will be less than the value of the item.
Not all values can be made using only 5 p coins.

Common misconception

Children may confuse the number of coins with their value, so count in ones, or revert to counting in ones. They may have difficulty counting on to reach a value when some coins are already present.

Present situations where both 5 p and 1 p coins are used to reach the same amount to stress the difference in value. Compare sets of 1 p and 5 p coins with sets of 5 p coins drawing attention to the importance of the value of each coin.

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.
5 p - The value represented by five one-pence coins or one five-pence coin.
Value - Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.
Fives - Another name for the multiples of five.

Ensure children explore practically with coins throughout the lessons. It is important to use dual counting (e.g. 5 p, 10 p, 15 p, then 1 five-pence coin, 2 five-pence coins etc) with the stem sentences throughout lessons to consolidate understanding of the importance of the value of each coin.

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