MoneyEstimating and Counting Money

Explore Take a look at the play money

on your desk with a partner

Discuss the values, names and characteristics of the bills and coins

Coins

Bills

Let’s Estimate You will get 10 seconds to look

at the image in the next slide and estimate how the value of the money in the picture

Do you have enough money?

Andrew walks the neighbour’s dog each night to earn some money. He wants to buy gel pens.

Count Andrews Money

Shopping Spree! You have $43.25

Use the pictures on the next slide to create a list of items you can purchase with your money

Show as many combinations of toys as you can

Write your answers in your math workbook

What Can You Buy With $43.25?$11.5

0$14.80

$25.00

$16.25

$21.99

Check Out With your partner practice

checking out/paying for the toys you are buying

Use the play money to pay for your purchases (start with largest bill and work towards smallest coin)

+ = ?

Challenge!

Suppose you have $45 in your wallet. What bills or coins are they? Show all possible answers.