Key Stage 1 Numeracy Homework
Year 1 Money
"Pennies for the Peacock"

What will this game will achieve?
This activity will help your child work out coins to be used to make 1 - 10p.  It will also help with coin recognition and values.

You will need:

• The players take it in turns to throw the dice and then take that amount from the pile of coins
• They put these coins in the places marked in circles on their peacock. Extra coins can be kept to use on later turns
• More than one coin can be placed on any circle to make the total, for example 2p + 2p +1p could cover 5p
• The first player to cover all his/her circles is the winner
  

Keywords

Total
Plus
Add
Sum of
Makes
More than
Less than

Questions to ask:

What is 4 pence add 3 pence?
What is the total of 5p add 2p?
Can you cover any circles?
Will you have any coins left over?
What number do you need to cover .... ?
Then what number do you need to roll on the dice?