Mathematics / Year 1 / Number and Algebra / Money and financial mathematics

Curriculum content descriptions

Recognise, describe and order Australian coins according to their value (ACMNA017)

Elaborations
  • showing that coins are different in other countries by comparing Asian coins to Australian coins
  • understanding that the value of Australian coins is not related to size
  • describing the features of coins that make it possible to identify them
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Money

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