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• We have to know the names of the numbers, in the correct order.
• We have to be able to count objects accurately.
• We have to understand the connection between digits (symbols) and the value they represent.
• We have to understand the concepts of addition (grouping things together) and subtraction (splitting things apart).
• We have to understand that objects can have a value, which is irrespective of their colour, shape, size, mass, etc.
• Introduce the 'pre-money' counters. Spend some time counting a number of counters and counting the value of the counters. Although this may seem trivial it is very important that the children understand the difference.
• Play games where the children swap counters with a partner, making sure they always hold the same value.
• Use the 'shopping cards' as something else the children can swap and exchange, something which has a recognisable value or price. Play a 'Happy family' type game where each child collects a set with a certain picture and may only exchange a card for one which has the same value.
• After a while the counters can be used to 'buy' desired cards by simple exchanging of counters for cards.
• As the children's ability grows, the cards and counters can be used in shopping situations, where 'change' has to be given.
• As a final step before real (or facsimile) coins are introduced, use a second set of counters which has the dots on one side and the appropriate number 1, 2 or 5 stuck or painted on the reverse. This means the value of the counter may be seen whichever way up the counter is, and provides an opportunity for the children to link the digit symbol to its value.

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Welcome to the Math Salamanders Money Worksheets UK.

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On this page you will find links to a range of different money worksheets, puzzles, challenges and other resources with UK coins.

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Money Worksheets UK

On this page you will find links to a range of money worksheets, activities, challenges, puzzles and other UK money resources.

Some of the resources are located on this website, other resources are on another of our domains: 2nd-grade-math-salamanders.com

All of the resources use the current issue UK coins, and the coins' correct size has been used on most worksheets.

The money worksheets in each section are carefully graded, allowing you to introduce concepts at an easier level before introducing harder work, or differentiate within your class.

Have a look below at our range of money resources for UK coinage.

UK Money Resources

Take a look at our range of UK coins flashcards and dominoes - a great resources for children to use either on their own or in groups.

• Printable Money Flashcards

Using flashcards is a great way to learn to count money in a fun and easy way.

The flashcards come complete with answers which can either be printed on the reverse of the flashcards, or they can be printed as a separate sheet for use in games like pairs.

Money Dominoes

These printable money dominoes are a great way to get kids to learn to count money in a motivating way.

The dominoes can be played or used by a single player, or they can be made into a multi-player game.

• Kids Counting Money Dominoes

Counting Money Activities

Counting Money Worksheets UK - 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins

Here you will find a selection of First Grade Counting Money sheets designed to help your child count different amounts of money using UK coins up to 10p.

This link will take you to some easier UK money worksheets.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• recognise all UK coins
• count using 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins.

The Money worksheets UK in this section are suitable for children in Years 1 and 2.

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Counting Money Worksheets UK - £2, £1, 50p and 20p coins

Here you will find a selection of Counting Money sheets designed to help your child count different amounts of money using UK coins up to £2.

• count a range of coins up to £5
• compare money amounts

The free Math Money worksheets in this section are suitable for children in Years 2 and 3.

• Free Money Worksheets UK Coins up to £1
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• Counting Money Games

Here is our collection of counting money games for kids.

All of these games are suitable for kids aged from 1st grade and upwards.

Playing games is a great way to practice math skills in a fun way. Games also help to develop reasoning, thinking and memory.

Adding and Subtracting Money

The following pages are all about using mental methods or formal written calculations set out vertically to add and subtract money amounts.

Randomly Generated Money Worksheets

Here you will find our random generator to create your very own money worksheets.

You can choose what value you wish go up to, and whether you want to add or subtract money amounts.

You can choose the number of questions you would like, as well as printing off answer sheets.

The calculations are all set out horizontally and they are designed for mental maths.

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Money Column Addition Worksheets

Here you will find a selection of Column Addition Money sheets designed to help your child add different amounts of money.

• add up a range of money amounts involving decimals.

The worksheets in this section are aimed at children in Years 4 and 5.

• Column Addition Money Worksheets (UK)

This generator will create money addition worksheets set out in columns.

• Adding Money Worksheets (random)

Money Column Subtraction Worksheets

Here you will find a selection of Column Subtraction Money sheets designed to help your child subtract different amounts of money.

• subtract a range of money amounts involving decimals.
• Column Subtraction Money Worksheets (UK)

This generator will create money subtraction worksheets set out in columns.

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Percentage of Money Amounts

Often when we are studying percentages, we look at them in the context of money.

The sheets on this page are all about finding percentages of different amounts of money.

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Money Puzzles & Challenges

The main difference between our money puzzles and money challenges is that the challenges are generally more difficult to solve and will take longer to solve.

The puzzles are a great money starter activity to get children thinking and puzzling out which the correct answer is out of a set number of choices. They are great for partner work too.

UK Money Riddles

If you are looking for some fun learning puzzles involving money, then look no further.

The puzzle sheets in this section are designed primarily for children in Years 3 and 4 who need to develop their problem solving skills and mathematical language.

Using these challenges will help your child to:

• apply their existing skills to puzzle out clues;
• understand money terminology;
• develop their thinking skills.
• Money Riddles for Kids (UK coins)

UK Money Challenges

In our Money Challenge section you will find a lot of printable money challenges that you can use with your child.

Once children have mastered the basics of counting money amounts and know their coins, they are ready for a higher level of challenge.

The Money Challenges will help your child consolidate their money learning so far, and extend it further with some open-ended challenges.

• apply their existing skills to solve problems;
• solve longer more complex money challenges;
• develop their problem solving and thinking skills.

Using these money math worksheets will help to extend your child's math learning.

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What are the money objectives in the KS1 maths national curriculum?

1. Recognising and knowing the value of different denominations of coins and notes. 2. Solving simple problems involving addition and subtraction of money, including giving change. 3. Recognising the symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) and combining amounts to make a particular value.

These objectives are aimed at helping children develop a basic understanding of money, including identifying coins and notes, adding and subtracting simple amounts, and understanding the concept of change. Teachers typically plan lessons and activities to meet these objectives, ensuring that children develop fundamental skills in handling money from an early age.

What are the money objectives in the KS2 maths national curriculum?

The KS2 maths objectives for teaching and learning about money are:

• Adding and subtracting amounts of money, including giving change.
• Solving problems involving addition and subtraction of money, including solving multi-step problems.
• Calculating equivalent amounts in different forms, such as pounds and pence.
• Solving problems involving calculating with money, including solving problems involving simple interest.

These objectives aim to build upon the foundational understanding of money established in KS1. They focus on developing children’s skills in performing calculations involving money, understanding the relationship between pounds and pence, and applying these skills to solve more complex problems related to money and financial transactions.

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Money Problems Worksheet and Explanation

We’ve structured this information to help children with their education. It is targeted at children in years 5 and 6 and the questions for the worksheet have been stripped from past papers. Having an understanding of money problems is part of the primary school curriculum and children will deal with money problems in both KS1 and KS2.

The Information below will give an overview of the topic and we have included a detailed worksheet with full answers. The worksheet includes 42 money problems questions and is relevant for KS2 pupils approaching their SATS test.

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Money problems importance.

Money is one of the most important real life applications of maths, we use money most days and it is therefore important that children understand what money is, how it is used and the various other aspects of money. Money is also a useful teaching tool as it combines many of the other skills learnt during the primary curriculum such as addition and subtraction and digits and decimals.

Money Fundamentals

• Understanding the importance of value and that each coin is worth a certain amount. Building on this, it is also important that children understand that multiple smaller amount coins are equal to single larger amount coins e.g. £1 is worth ten 10p pieces and that are various ways to make up the same amount using a range of coins e.g. £1 is also equal to two 50p pieces.
• Finding change. Using subtraction to give and receive the correct change whilst completing a transaction.
• Money related vocabulary. It is important that children understand words such as ‘change’, ‘spent’ or ‘gave’.

Money in KS1

Here children are introduced to the concept of money and how we can use addition and subtraction to calculate different amounts. They also begin to understand the value of coins and how many of one coin is equal to another coin as well as the purpose of using larger value coins. Children will also begin to calculate change through simple role-play transactions.

Money in KS2

Building on what they have learnt in KS1, children will now start to use the monetary decimal system learning that one pound and eleven pence can be written as £1.11 or 111p for example. Using multiple stage transaction problems they will become confident with how to calculate change and using money to buy items, this also familiarising them with the monetary terminology mentioned above.

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What Kamala Harris has said so far on key issues in her campaign

As she ramps up her nascent presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris is revealing how she will address the key issues facing the nation.

In speeches and rallies, she has voiced support for continuing many of President Joe Biden’s measures, such as lowering drug costs , forgiving student loan debt and eliminating so-called junk fees. But Harris has made it clear that she has her own views on some key matters, particularly Israel’s treatment of Gazans in its war with Hamas.

In a departure from her presidential run in 2020, the Harris campaign has confirmed that she’s moved away from many of her more progressive stances, such as her interest in a single-payer health insurance system and a ban on fracking.

Harris is also expected to put her own stamp and style on matters ranging from abortion to the economy to immigration, as she aims to walk a fine line of taking credit for the administration’s accomplishments while not being jointly blamed by voters for its shortcomings.

Her early presidential campaign speeches have offered insights into her priorities, though she’s mainly voiced general talking points and has yet to release more nuanced plans. Like Biden, she intends to contrast her vision for America with that of former President Donald Trump. ( See Trump’s campaign promises here .)

“In this moment, I believe we face a choice between two different visions for our nation: one focused on the future, the other focused on the past,” she told members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta at an event in Indianapolis in late July. “And with your support, I am fighting for our nation’s future.”

Here’s what we know about Harris’ views:

Harris took on the lead role of championing abortion rights for the administration after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022. This past January, she started a “ reproductive freedoms tour ” to multiple states, including a stop in Minnesota thought to be the first by a sitting US president or vice president at an abortion clinic .

On abortion access, Harris embraced more progressive policies than Biden in the 2020 campaign, as a candidate criticizing his previous support for the Hyde Amendment , a measure that blocks federal funds from being used for most abortions.

Policy experts suggested that although Harris’ current policies on abortion and reproductive rights may not differ significantly from Biden’s, as a result of her national tour and her own focus on maternal health , she may be a stronger messenger.

High prices are a top concern for many Americans who are struggling to afford the cost of living after a spell of steep inflation. Many voters give Biden poor marks for his handling of the economy, and Harris may also face their wrath.

In her early campaign speeches, Harris has echoed many of the same themes as Biden, saying she wants to give Americans more opportunities to get ahead. She’s particularly concerned about making care – health care, child care, elder care and family leave – more affordable and available.

Harris promised at a late July rally to continue the Biden administration’s drive to eliminate so-called “junk fees” and to fully disclose all charges, such as for events, lodging and car rentals. In early August, the administration proposed a rule that would ban airlines from charging parents extra fees to have their kids sit next to them.

On day one, I will take on price gouging and bring down costs. We will ban more of those hidden fees and surprise late charges that banks and other companies use to pad their profits.”

Since becoming vice president, Harris has taken more moderate positions, but a look at her 2020 campaign promises reveals a more progressive bent than Biden.

As a senator and 2020 presidential candidate, Harris proposed providing middle-class and working families with a refundable tax credit of up to $6,000 a year (per couple) to help keep up with living expenses. Titled the LIFT the Middle Class Act, or Livable Incomes for Families Today, the measure would have cost at the time an estimated $3 trillion over 10 years.

Unlike a typical tax credit, the bill would allow taxpayers to receive the benefit – up to $500 – on a monthly basis so families don’t have to turn to payday loans with very high interest rates.

As a presidential candidate, Harris also advocated for raising the corporate income tax rate to 35%, where it was before the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Trump and congressional Republicans pushed through Congress reduced the rate to 21%. That’s higher than the 28% Biden has proposed.

Affordable housing was also on Harris’ radar. As a senator, she introduced the Rent Relief Act, which would establish a refundable tax credit for renters who annually spend more than 30% of their gross income on rent and utilities. The amount of the credit would range from 25% to 100% of the excess rent, depending on the renter’s income.

Harris called housing a human right and said in a 2019 news release on the bill that every American deserves to have basic security and dignity in their own home.

Consumer debt

Hefty debt loads, which weigh on people’s finances and hurt their ability to buy homes, get car loans or start small businesses, are also an area of interest to Harris.

As vice president, she has promoted the Biden administration’s initiatives on student debt, which have so far forgiven more than $168 billion for nearly 4.8 million borrowers . In mid-July, Harris said in a post on X that “nearly 950,000 public servants have benefitted” from student debt forgiveness, compared with only 7,000 when Biden was inaugurated.

A potential Harris administration could keep that momentum going – though some of Biden’s efforts have gotten tangled up in litigation, such as a program aimed at cutting monthly student loan payments for roughly 3 million borrowers enrolled in a repayment plan the administration implemented last year.

The vice president has also been a leader in the White House efforts to ban medical debt from credit reports, noting that those with medical debt are no less likely to repay a loan than those who don’t have unpaid medical bills.

In a late July statement praising North Carolina’s move to relieve the medical debt of about 2 million residents, Harris said that she is “committed to continuing to relieve the burden of medical debt and creating a future where every person has the opportunity to build wealth and thrive.”

Health care

Harris, who has had shifting stances on health care in the past, confirmed in late July through her campaign that she no longer supports a single-payer health care system .

During her 2020 campaign, Harris advocated for shifting the US to a government-backed health insurance system but stopped short of wanting to completely eliminate private insurance.

The measure called for transitioning to a Medicare-for-All-type system over 10 years but continuing to allow private insurance companies to offer Medicare plans.

The proposal would not have raised taxes on the middle class to pay for the coverage expansion. Instead, it would raise the needed funds by taxing Wall Street trades and transactions and changing the taxation of offshore corporate income.

When it comes to reducing drug costs, Harris previously proposed allowing the federal government to set “a fair price” for any drug sold at a cheaper price in any economically comparable country, including Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan or Australia. If manufacturers were found to be price gouging, the government could import their drugs from abroad or, in egregious cases, use its existing but never-used “march-in” authority to license a drug company’s patent to a rival that would produce the medication at a lower cost.

Harris has been a champion on climate and environmental justice for decades. As California’s attorney general, Harris sued big oil companies like BP and ConocoPhillips, and investigated Exxon Mobil for its role in climate change disinformation. While in the Senate, she sponsored the Green New Deal resolution.

During her 2020 campaign, she enthusiastically supported a ban on fracking — but a Harris campaign official said in late July that she no longer supports such a ban.

Fracking is the process of using liquid to free natural gas from rock formations – and the primary mode for extracting gas for energy in battleground Pennsylvania. During a September 2019 climate crisis town hall hosted by CNN, she said she would start “with what we can do on Day 1 around public lands.” She walked that back later when she became Biden’s running mate.

Biden has been the most pro-climate president in history, and climate advocates find Harris to be an exciting candidate in her own right. Democrats and climate activists are planning to campaign on the stark contrasts between Harris and Trump , who vowed to push America decisively back to fossil fuels, promising to unwind Biden’s climate and clean energy legacy and pull America out of its global climate commitments.

If elected, one of the biggest climate goals Harris would have to craft early in her administration is how much the US would reduce its climate pollution by 2035 – a requirement of the Paris climate agreement .

Immigration

Harris has quickly started trying to counter Trump’s attacks on her immigration record.

Her campaign released a video in late July citing Harris’ support for increasing the number of Border Patrol agents and Trump’s successful push to scuttle a bipartisan immigration deal that included some of the toughest border security measures in recent memory.

The vice president has changed her position on border control since her 2020 campaign, when she suggested that Democrats needed to “critically examine” the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, after being asked whether she sided with those in the party arguing to abolish the department.

In June of this year, the White House announced a crackdown on asylum claims meant to continue reducing crossings at the US-Mexico border – a policy that Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, indicated in late July to CBS News would continue under a Harris administration.

Trump’s attacks stem from Biden having tasked Harris with overseeing diplomatic efforts in Central America in March 2021. While Harris focused on long-term fixes, the Department of Homeland Security remained responsible for overseeing border security.

She has only occasionally talked about her efforts as the situation along the US-Mexico border became a political vulnerability for Biden. But she put her own stamp on the administration’s efforts, engaging the private sector.

Harris pulled together the Partnership for Central America, which has acted as a liaison between companies and the US government. Her team and the partnership are closely coordinating on initiatives that have led to job creation in the region. Harris has also engaged directly with foreign leaders in the region.

Experts credit Harris’ ability to secure private-sector investments as her most visible action in the region to date but have cautioned about the long-term durability of those investments.

Israel-Hamas

The Israel-Hamas war is the most fraught foreign policy issue facing the country and has spurred a multitude of protests around the US since it began in October.

After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in late July, Harris gave a forceful and notable speech about the situation in Gaza.

We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering. And I will not be silent.”

Harris echoed Biden’s repeated comments about the “ironclad support” and “unwavering commitment” to Israel. The country has a right to defend itself, she said, while noting, “how it does so, matters.”

However, the empathy she expressed regarding the Palestinian plight and suffering was far more forceful than what Biden has said on the matter in recent months. Harris mentioned twice the “serious concern” she expressed to Netanyahu about the civilian deaths in Gaza, the humanitarian situation and destruction she called “catastrophic” and “devastating.”

She went on to describe “the images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third or fourth time.”

Harris emphasized the need to get the Israeli hostages back from Hamas captivity, naming the eight Israeli-American hostages – three of whom have been killed.

But when describing the ceasefire deal in the works, she didn’t highlight the hostage for prisoner exchange or aid to be let into Gaza. Instead, she singled out the fact that the deal stipulates the withdrawal by the Israeli military from populated areas in the first phase before withdrawing “entirely” from Gaza before “a permanent end to the hostilities.”

Harris didn’t preside over Netanyahu’s speech to Congress in late July, instead choosing to stick with a prescheduled trip to a sorority event in Indiana.

Harris is committed to supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, having met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at least six times and announcing last month $1.5 billion for energy assistance, humanitarian needs and other aid for the war-torn country.

At the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Harris said: “I will make clear President Joe Biden and I stand with Ukraine. In partnership with supportive, bipartisan majorities in both houses of the United States Congress, we will work to secure critical weapons and resources that Ukraine so badly needs. And let me be clear: The failure to do so would be a gift to Vladimir Putin.”

More broadly, NATO is central to our approach to global security. For President Biden and me, our sacred commitment to NATO remains ironclad. And I do believe, as I have said before, NATO is the greatest military alliance the world has ever known.”

Police funding

The Harris campaign has also walked back the “defund the police” sentiment that Harris voiced in 2020. What she meant is she supports being “tough and smart on crime,” Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair for the Harris campaign and former mayor of New Orleans, told CNN’s Pamela Brown in late July.

In the midst of nationwide 2020 protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, Harris voiced support for the “defund the police” movement, which argues for redirecting funds from law enforcement to social services. Throughout that summer, Harris supported the movement and called for demilitarizing police departments.

Democrats largely backed away from calls to defund the police after Republicans attempted to tie the movement to increases in crime during the 2022 midterm elections.

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