Money - Pounds and Pence (3) - Worksheet

In Lesson 3 of a comprehensive unit on understanding money, pupils delve into the world of British currency, focusing on pounds and pence. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is to estimate, compare, and calculate different measures, including money, by using decimal notation. To facilitate learning, differentiated worksheets and teaching slides are provided. The lesson introduces key vocabulary such as 'pounds', 'pence', 'decimals', 'convert', 'represent', and 'partition', which are essential for grasping the concepts at hand. Pupils learn to express monetary values in decimal form, and through the use of part-whole models, they practice partitioning amounts into pounds and pence, enhancing their fluency and precision in dealing with money.

The lesson includes a variety of tasks that challenge pupils to convert and partition values in different ways, reinforcing their understanding of the decimal system in a monetary context. They answer key questions like how many pence are in a pound, the reason for using a decimal point, and the various ways to represent money using the pound sign. For example, they learn to write £3.43 as £3 43p and vice versa. The worksheets provide exercises where pupils complete part-whole models, showing the breakdown of amounts into pounds and pence. The lesson extends to reasoning and problem-solving activities, where pupils use a combination of notes and coins to represent given amounts, further developing their numerical and practical skills with British currency.