Guest Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Hi all, I am just planning my maths activities for next week and I just thought every where I look (in planning books) there is plans for teaching children about money but children don't need to learn about money in reception do they? I suppose it can be used as a means of teaching the other areas like more or less but I think money is really confusing for some children isn't it? If you teach reception what do your children know about money and what are you planning on teaching them. I am an NQT, any help appreciated, thanks
Froglet Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Using everyday language related to money is one of the statements in DM 40-60 months for SSM and is part of the ELG. Here is a link to a thread where I asked a question about what this meant. Everyday language of money
Guest Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Thank you I was looking under number! That thread is useful too xx
Cait Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Have you looked on the Teacher's Pet website? I'm pretty sure she's done some things on money. I have a counting banner which has coins on from there
catma Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Money comes under measures because it is a unit measure. It wasn't specified so exactly in the 2008 framework but pretty much every reception teacher I know taught it as it used to be in the primary strategy for reception anyway.
Guest Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Hi I teach money in reception and give them opportunities to play with real money during continuous provision. I don't go much further than familiarising them with the different coins and counting up amounts in 1p. We usually have some sort of shop or cafe where they can buy things and practice counting in 1ps. Deb
SueFinanceManager Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Maybe some helpful stuff in this recent thread here
Guest Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 I know this is quite an old post, but thought I'd just add that I always use numicon when teaching money. It really helps get across that coins have a value. In the summer term pretty much all my children were able to use the numicon tiles to total at least 5 coins (1p's, 2p's, 5p's and 10p's). They loved going and getting the numicon out in the child initiated time and setting each other challenges. It doesn't necessarily help with the language of money but just a thought ...
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