Selecting Money - Worksheet

This worksheet is a practical tool designed to help primary school students enhance their understanding of money and arithmetic involving currency. The first section of the worksheet presents a series of amounts in pence and pounds, with instructions for students to circle specific values such as 13p, 54p, 78p, 25p, £1 and 86p, and £2 and 31p. This activity helps children familiarise themselves with different denominations of money and encourages quick recognition of monetary values.

Another task challenges students to identify the odd one out from a list of monetary amounts, promoting critical thinking and comparison skills. The worksheet also includes a creative exercise where students are asked to draw coins and notes to match the total amounts specified for different purses, such as £25 and 50p, £8 and 17p, and so on. This helps reinforce the concept of making up amounts using various combinations of coins and notes. Additionally, there's an activity where children must select from a range of coins and notes to fill each purse with the exact amount requested, ensuring that each denomination is used only once, which is a great way to practice addition and resource allocation. Finally, the worksheet presents a series of statements about the value of coins held by different individuals, asking students to determine whether these statements are true or false, further developing their reasoning and mathematical skills in the context of everyday financial literacy.