Year 1 Unitising and coin recognition - value of a set of coins worksheet

“Coins in twos” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 maths unit “Unitising and coin recognition - value of a set of coins”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 31 to 32 of the year, 10 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Coins in twos

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · Maths · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can count 2p coins in twos to find out how much they are worth.

A Look back3 min

1.
Count on from 6: 6, 7,
2.
7 4
3.
6 and make 10.

B Watch me, then you4 min

Mia has three 2p coins in her purse. How much money is that?

Watch me

Each coin is worth 2p.

Count in twos: 2, 4, 6.

3 coins are worth 6p.

Now you

1.
Ruby has four 2p coins. How much money is that?
2.
Leo has six 2p coins. How much money is that?

C Your turn5 min

Count the coins in twos. Write how much they are worth in pence.

1.
How much are these 2 coins worth?
2.
How much are these 3 coins worth?
3.
How much are these 5 coins worth?
4.
How much are these 7 coins worth?

Say it out loud: What changes each time you add one more coin, and what stays the same?

D Spot the mistake2 min

Ali says: “Three 2p coins are worth 3p, because there are 3 coins.”

1.
How much are these three coins really worth?

E Think deeper3 min

1.
Which numbers of 2p coins are worth more than 10p? Write them all, from 1 to 8 coins.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Coins in twos · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. 8

2. >

3. 4

B

1. 8 If your child writes 4, they counted the coins, not the pence. Each coin is 2p, so count in twos: 2, 4, 6, 8.

2. 12 If your child writes 6, they counted the coins. Point to each coin and say 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

C

1. 4 If your child writes 2, they counted the coins. Count in twos instead: 2, 4.

2. 6

3. 10

4. 14

D

1. 6 If your child writes 3, they counted the coins, not the pence. Each coin is 2p, so count in twos: 2, 4, 6.

E

1. 6, 7 and 8 coins If your child misses some, count up in twos from 10p to check each pile of coins.

Words to use

Say“Each coin is worth two, so count in twos.”

Instead of“Tell them the answer is just how many coins there are.”

After the sheet

Lay six coins or buttons in a row. Point to each one and count in twos, then count back to check.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

9 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Counting in twos(with a plan)
Counting my 10p coins(with a plan)
How many 10p coins?(with a plan)
Counting 5p coins(with a plan)
How many 5p coins?(with a plan)
Which Set Is Worth More?(with a plan)
Amounts up to 10p(with a plan)
Biggest coins first(with a plan)
Counting coins to 20p(with a plan)

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