Here are the answers to today’s maths questions. Let me know how you got on.
TGB: recognising coins
Starter
What is one more than 54? 55
What is one more than 23? 24
What is one more than 98? 99
What is one less than 74? 73
What is one less than 66? 65
What is one less than 1? 0
Here are some questions for you to have a go at.
What are the values of these coins?
From top to bottom.
1p
2p
5p
10p
20p
50p
£1
£2
Here are some questions for you to have a go at.
Use the symbols <,> or = to makes these statements correct.
>
<
=
Here are some questions for you to have a go at.
How many?
There are 4 1p coins.
There are 4 2p coins.
There are 3 5p coins.
There are 5 50p coins.
There are 6 £1 coins.
There is 1 £2 coin.
Challenge
Miss Lister thinks all coins are round.
Is she correct?
Prove it.
She is incorrect 20p, 50p and £1 are not round.
Challenge
Which is the odd one out?
20p, 12p, 50p, 10p.
Why? 12p because there isn’t a 12p coin.
Challenge
The tooth fairy left some money for two children.
Jack has 50p. Mo has £1.
Jack thinks he has more money because his coin is physically bigger.
Explain why Jack is wrong.
Jack is wrong because £1 is worth more than 50p.
Challenge
Miss Lister says
Miss Topliss says
Which coins do they each have? Is there more than one possibility?
Miss Lister could have £1, 1p or a 2p coin.
Miss Topliss could have 5p or 10p.
Challenge
Can you describe a coin for your class friends to guess?
Post it in the classroom to see if they can guess.
Here is a game for you to have a go at once you have completed your learning.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game
Please choose sorting of coins.
Don’t forget to send pictures of your learning, you never know they might feature on the blog.