Can you play shops? Choose your favourite books, toys and other items and label with 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p. Take it in turns to buy things from the shop with the correct money.
Making it simple: Using 1p coins only, can your child count out the correct number of 1p coins to pay for each item?
Key Questions/Further Challenge!
- How many things can you buy with 5p/2p?
- If I bought an apple for 2p and gave a 5p how much change would I get?
- How many different ways can you use the coins to pay for each item?
- Which item is the most expensive/least expensive? Which costs the most/least?
- What is the least number of coins you can use to pay for each item?