Starter quiz
- Which set of coins shows 5 p?
- We can say There are 6 coins. Each coin has a value of 10 p. This is ___ p.
- '60' ✓
- Sofia has 50 p in her purse. All her coins are 10 p coins. Which coins are Sofia’s?
- Aisha has some 10 p coins in her purse. The total value is 30 p. How many coins are in her pruse?
- '3' ✓
- A set of 10 p coins have a value of 70 p. The children count backwards to check this is correct. Tick the correct count to check.
- 70 p, 60 p, 40 p, 30 p, 20 p, 10 p
- 70 p, 60 p, 50 p, 40 p, 30 p, 20 p, 10 p ✓
- 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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- Match each set of coins correctly to their total value.
- six 2 p coins⇔12 p ✓
- six 10 p coins⇔60 p ✓
- six 1 p coins⇔6 p ✓
Exit quiz
How many five-spot tokens would be needed to represent the coins shown?- 5 ✓
- 25
- 10
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If you collect the five-spot tokens to represent these 5 p coins, how many spots will there be?- 5
- 25 ✓
- 10
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- There are 8 coins. Each coin has a value of 5 p. This is ___p
- '40' ✓
- Sofia has four 5 p coins and Jun has two 10 p coins. Who has the most money?
- Sofia
- Jun
- They both have the same ✓
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- Jun is using only 5 p coins to pay for an item. Which item can he buy?
- A pencil costing 50 p ✓
- A banana costing 12 p
- A hat costing 25 p ✓
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- Sofia counts backwards to check the value of the 9 five-spot tokens. Which of the following will she say?
- 45 p, 35 p, 25 p, 15 , 10p 5 p.
- 45 p, 40 p, 35 p, 30 p, 25 p, 20 p, 15 p, 10 p, 5 p. ✓
- 45 p, 40p, 30 p, 20 p, 10 p, 5 p.
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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.
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.
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.
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