Counting Pence - PowerPoint

In a comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides designed for Year 2 maths students, the focus is on the essential skill of counting pence. The slides provide a visual and interactive approach to learning about money, specifically teaching children how to count coins. Each slide features images of coins within purses, piggy banks, or simply laid out, prompting students to calculate the total value of the coins presented. This exercise not only reinforces their counting skills but also familiarises them with the different denominations of UK currency.

Further engaging activities within the resource include comparing amounts of money using greater than, less than, and equal to symbols. Students are challenged to analyse the value of coins on different slides and determine the relationship between these values. Another interactive task invites children to draw or stick coins into an empty piggy bank, replicating the amount shown in a full piggy bank using a different combination of coins. This encourages flexibility in thinking and understanding that the same total can be made with various coin groupings. Additionally, students are tasked with drawing coins to correct statements on slides, enhancing their problem-solving and reasoning abilities when working with money.