Instructions

• The first slides can be used to introduce the idea of efficient strategies for counting money.

• The later slides, shown with a strict time limit, are to demonstrate how it is easy to find the total value of coins when they are appropriately grouped. Children should group their own money to count it.

• Teachers can easily adjust the images on the slides to suit students’ abilities.

Efficient strategies for counting money

Strategies:Grouping coins of similar valueMaking dollarsCounting larger amounts first

Timing:Emphasise that students are to count the money quickly, and to note what makes this easy or hard.

Australian coins

2 dollars

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Spare Images

Copy these images to make more slides as your require. Try to keep pasted images circular and the right relative size.