Your teacher will hold up three little coins. Who can spot the tiniest one? What number is stamped on it?
Three coins on the board, one at a time. Look at the colour and the size. Read the number stamped on each coin.
Notice: the 1c, 2c and 5c are all copper-coloured. Among these three, the coins get larger as the number goes up. The 5c is the biggest of the three. Always read the number on the coin to know what it is worth.
Today we explore: the tray holds only the 1c, 2c and 5c. Tap a coin to drop it in. We will find the 1c, then the 2c, then the 5c, and say the number on each one aloud.
Find 1c, 2c and 5c
In your maths copy, write the three coins we met:
- 1c
- 2c
- 5c
Write each one carefully on its own line.
Make each amount with the coins in the tray:
- 1 cent
- 2 cent
- 5 cent
- 2 cent again
One pupil taps at the board. The class reads the number on the coin together, then the pupil taps Check.
Find the coin
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