These activity sheets and resources can be used individually, together, or as part of the prepared lessons.
Some of the sheets have extra classroom lesson ideas.
|
Learn the basics of Australian coins and denominations. |
|
|
See where Australia's coins are made and how they end up in your pocket. |
|
|
Make coin cards to play games with! |
|
|
Make hanging coin mobiles. |
|
|
Get students running with a coin relay. |
|
|
Learn what coins look like through art. |
|
|
Learn the differences of coins from around the world. |
|
|
Recognise Australian coin denominations. |
|
|
Make sense of dollars and cents. |
|
|
Create a mask of the Australian animals on our coins. |
|
|
Learn the difference between the two sides of Australian coins. |
|
|
Learn how to write dollars and cents. |
|
|
Check what you know, want to know, and already know about Australian coins! |
|
|
Practise drawing Australian coins from memory. |
|
|
Identify and rank Australian coin denominations. |
|
|
Draw the coins that are needed to buy different items. |
|
|
Practise adding up coins, drawing coins and writing their values. |
|
|
Challenge yourself with a slightly harder version of ‘Money box – level 1’. |
|
|
Explore all the shapes, sizes and colours of Australian coins. |
|
|
Use your coin knowledge to figure out what’s for lunch. |
|
Test yourself |
|
|---|---|
|
Test everything you’ve learned about Australian coins. |
|
|
Test yourself even further on what you’ve learned about Australian coins. |
|
|
Test your knowledge of the value of Australian coins. |
|
|
Factsheets and interactive learning |
|---|
|
Activity sheets |
|---|
|
Videos |
|
|---|---|
|
This video takes your students on a quick tour (3:45) of the Mint, showing how our coins are designed and produced. This is the video students will watch if they are lucky enough to visit the Mint. |
|
|
1966 Decimal Currency Advertisement
|
This black and white advertisement was released to assist Australians with the transition from imperial currency to decimal currency. |
|
|
This advertisement was released to educate the population about the change to decimal currency. The catchy tune was designed to help people to remember important information. |