Pounds & Pence Notation

MathematicsMeasurementAges 6–7

Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) and combine amounts to make a particular value

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Read money notation without confusing pounds and pence.

Activity

Ask the learner to explain one prerequisite idea before starting. If uncertain, revisit it; graph order is not learner readiness.

Policy

Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.

Instructions

Use drawn coin values, not real purchases. All amounts use UK pounds and pence.

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Use the supplied stage cards on screen or scrap paper; adult key stays separate.

Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.

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partial: Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) and combine amounts to make a particular value
Bounded objective: Read money notation without confusing pounds and pence. Supplied coin values; recognition of actual coins and fluent notation beyond these samples not established.
partial: Write £1.50 or 150p correctly
£1.50/150p taught; T uses different price.
partial: Combine coins to make a given total, e.g. 50p + 20p + 5p = 75p
Coin-value sums computed; real coin recognition not tested.
partial: Read prices written with £ and p symbols
Selected prices read with unit distinctions.
partial: If {{name}} picks up coins worth 50p, 20p, and 10p, can they write the total using the p symbol — and tell you if that's enough to buy something costing 75p?
Try offers new-items-calculation for the bounded objective; it does not establish every part of the source assessment. Supplied coin values; recognition of actual coins and fluent notation beyond these samples not established.

Supplied coin values; recognition of actual coins and fluent notation beyond these samples not established.

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Check understanding

Write £1.50 or 150p correctly
Combine coins to make a given total, e.g. 50p + 20p + 5p = 75p
Read prices written with £ and p symbols

“If your child picks up coins worth 50p, 20p, and 10p, can they write the total using the p symbol — and tell you if that's enough to buy something costing 75p?”

Curriculum record

Type: Language
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Measurement
Age range: Ages 6–7

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y2/M/3