1 - Getting Started ~4 mins
A little purse has been tipped out on the shop table, and out roll three small copper-coloured coins. Look closely at them. Which one is the tiniest of all? What number can you spot stamped on that little coin?
2 - Watch and Notice ~8 mins
The interactive shows the three copper coins one at a time. Each has a number stamped on it. Watch for that number, and what it tells you about the coin's worth.
3 - Try It Together ~6 mins
Today we hunt for coins on the tray together. When I call a coin, one of you comes up to the board and taps it: first the 1c, then the 2c, then the 5c. Each time you tap, the whole class reads the number of cent stamped on it aloud.
Find the coin
4 - Write the Coins in Your Copy ~3 mins
In your maths copy, write the three coins we met today, one after the other:
- 1c
- 2c
- 5c
Say the name of each coin quietly as you write it.
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Today we work through these coin hunts together, one harder than the last: first find the 1c coin, then the 2c coin, then the 5c coin, and finally find the coin worth exactly 2 cent hiding in a mixed handful of all three. Read the stamped number each time before you check.
Find the cent coin
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