UK Money Worksheets
Counting Money up to £5

Knowing how to handle and calculate with money is a very important life-skill.

During Year 3, children build on their knowledge and skills they have achieved during Year 2.

By the time children reach the end of Year 3, they should be able to:-

• use decimal notation for amounts of money, e.g. £3.27
• change amounts in £ to amounts in pence and back;
• count money up to £10;
• calculate change for amounts of money up to £1 mentally;
• solve simple problems involving money;
• use informal methods to add and subtract money amounts in £ and pence.

Our worksheets will support your child with these objectives.

The following worksheets involve learning to count and compare money amounts up to £5 using all the coins from the £2 coin to the 1p coin.

The worksheets are at national curriculum level 3 and suitable for children in Year 3, and more able children in Year 2.

An answer sheet is available for each worksheet provided.

The worksheets in this section are carefully graded, allowing you to introduce concepts at an easier level before introducing harder work.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• count money in coins up to £5;
• compare money amounts;
• use the > , < and = symbols correctly.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to become more confident with money.

Try some of our easier UK money worksheets at the Math Salamanders!

The sheets on the webpage below are at a simpler level than those here.

They involve counting up money amounts to £1, and counting coins with the same value.

• Free Counting Money Worksheets (same value coins)
• Free Money Worksheets up to £1

Why not try some of our 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.

Using these challenges will help your child to:

• apply their existing skills to solve problems;
• develop their problem solving and thinking skills.

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• UK Money Challenges

If you are looking for some fun money puzzles to try out with your child, or your students, then look no further.

Using these money puzzles will help your child to develop their money skills and their problem solving skills at the same time.

The puzzles are mainly geared towards children in Years 3 and 4, at about national curriculum level 3.

There are a range of sheets suitable for a range of abilities.

• Money Worksheets for kids - Money Puzzles

In this section you will find a selection of counting money games designed to help your child add up amounts of money, as well as developing their strategic thinking skills.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• count up different amounts of coins;
• match up coins and dollar bills to written amount of money;
• develop strategies for winning the games.

All the games in this section will help your child to develop their money skills.

• Math Money Games

Whether you are looking for a free Homeschool Math Worksheet collection, banks of useful Math resources for teaching kids, or simply wanting to improve your child's Math learning at home, there is something here at the Math Salamanders for you!

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

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