Money - Compare money - Starter

In this engaging activity designed for Year 2 students in their Autumn Term, the focus is on understanding and comparing monetary values. The starter activity, titled 'Match the same amounts', encourages children to apply their addition skills to find equivalent sums of money. For instance, they must add together numbers like thirty-five with nine ones and three tens to match the same amounts presented in different formats. This exercise not only reinforces their arithmetic skills but also their understanding of the value of money in various combinations.

Another key component of the lesson involves using comparison symbols to determine the relationship between two numbers. Students are presented with a number track ranging from 36 to 45 and are tasked with comparing pairs of numbers such as 37 and 41. They use symbols to indicate whether one number is greater than, less than, or equal to another. This activity helps to build their numerical reasoning skills and aids in their comprehension of ordinal sequences. The lesson is structured to provide a clear and visual approach to comparing numbers, an essential skill in understanding money and its value.