Money - Make the same amount - Planning

In a Year 2 mathematics lesson focused on the measurement of money, children are introduced to the concept of making the same monetary amount using different combinations of coins. The lesson begins with a quick recall of adding or subtracting 10 from a given number, with a hundred square available for visual aid. The key vocabulary for the lesson includes terms such as 'coins', 'pounds', 'pence', and 'compare', with resources like differentiated activity sheets and teaching slides provided to support learning. The objective is to ensure that children understand how to combine pounds and pence separately to make the same total amount, without converting pence into pounds.

The main activities involve matching different amounts of money and exploring various ways to make the same total, such as finding all the combinations to make 20p or 30p with a specific number of coins. The lesson encourages partner work and full sentence explanations to foster a deeper understanding of the concepts. In the latter part of the lesson, reasoning and problem-solving skills are developed through challenges such as finding the least number of coins to make 50p or various ways to make 10p using only copper coins. The lesson concludes with a reflective 'Give me five' plenary where children assess what they have learned, the skills they used, and any challenges they faced. Differentiated expectations are set for 'working towards', 'expected', and 'greater depth' levels, ensuring that all children are appropriately challenged according to their understanding of the topic.