Year 2 Money Activities

Make learning about money fun and practical with this comprehensive Year 2 maths pack!

This engaging resource brings money skills to life through hands-on activities and real-world scenarios. Perfect for Year 2 learners, children will develop confidence recognising coins, counting money, and solving money problems through play-based learning.

What's Included:

• Identifying the Value of Coins - Learn to recognise and understand the value of different coins
• Coin Rubbing - Create coin rubbings to explore coin features and values
• Car Wash - Role-play activity to practise giving change and counting money
• Comparing Amounts of Money - Develop skills in comparing and ordering amounts
• Piggy Bank Match - Fun matching game to practise counting coins
• Fruit and Veg Shop - Set up a shop to practise buying, selling, and giving change
• Money Story Problems - Apply money skills to real-world word problems
• Money Board Game - Engaging game to consolidate money understanding

Learning Benefits:

• Supports Year 2 National Curriculum maths objectives for money
• Develops confidence recognising coins and notes
• Builds skills in counting, comparing, and calculating with money
• Encourages practical, real-world application through role-play
• Makes abstract money concepts concrete through hands-on activities
• Promotes problem-solving and mathematical reasoning
• Perfect for using real or play money in engaging contexts
• Includes games to make learning fun and memorable

Ideal for: Teachers, home educators, and parents teaching Year 2 maths and developing money skills with KS1 children.

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