• I can name the 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c coins

• I can order the silver coins from lowest to highest value

• I can describe the coins by their size and what is pictured on each

Success Criteria

Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Silver Coins

We are learning to identify the Australian silver coins and their values.

• I can swap a silver coin for smaller silver coins that make the same value, such as two 5c coins for a 10c coin

• I can find more than one combination of silver coins that makes the same amount

• I can check a combination by adding the coins to see whether it really makes the amount I wanted

Success Criteria

Lesson 2: Adding & Interchanging the Silver Coins

We are learning to make the same amount in more than one way by swapping a silver coin for other silver coins of the same total value.

• I can name the $1 and $2 coins

• I know that one dollar is the same as 100 cents

• I can find different combinations of coins that make one dollar or two dollars

• I can order all six coins, silver and gold, from lowest to highest value

Success Criteria

Lesson 3: Getting to Know the Gold Coins

We are learning to identify the Australian gold coins and know that one dollar is worth 100 cents.

• I know that 100 cents is the same as $1, and I can convert between the two

• I can name an amount in cents and its equivalent in dollars

• I can compare two amounts, one given in cents and one in dollars, and say which is greater

Success Criteria

Lesson 4: 100 Cents in 1 Dollar

We are learning that any amount of cents can be renamed using dollars once it reaches 100 cents.

• I can add a group of coins and state their total value

• I can write a total using dollars and cents notation

• I can find how much more is needed to make one dollar or two dollars from a given amount

• I can add two amounts given in dollars and cents notation

Success Criteria

Lesson 5: Adding Coins

We are learning to add a collection of coins together and write the total in dollars and cents.

• I can write an amount under one dollar using the cent sign, with the sign placed after the number

• I can write an amount of one dollar or more using the dollar sign, a decimal point, and two digits for the cents

• I know that the cents always take two digits after the decimal point, even when the number of cents is a multiple of ten

• I can identify a correctly written money amount and correct an incorrectly written one

Success Criteria

Lesson 6: Writing the Notation for Dollars & Cents

We are learning to write money amounts correctly using the dollar sign, decimal point and cent sign.