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. |
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See where Australia's coins are made and how they end up in your pocket. |
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Make coin cards to play games with! |
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Make hanging coin mobiles. |
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Get students running with a coin relay. |
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Learn what coins look like through art. |
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Learn the differences of coins from around the world. |
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Recognise Australian coin denominations. |
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Make sense of dollars and cents. |
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Create a mask of the Australian animals on our coins. |
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Learn the difference between the two sides of Australian coins. |
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Learn how to write dollars and cents. |
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Check what you know, want to know, and already know about Australian coins! |
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Practise drawing Australian coins from memory. |
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Identify and rank Australian coin denominations. |
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Draw the coins that are needed to buy different items. |
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Practise adding up coins, drawing coins and writing their values. |
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Challenge yourself with a slightly harder version of ‘Money box – level 1’. |
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Explore all the shapes, sizes and colours of Australian coins. |
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Use your coin knowledge to figure out what’s for lunch. |
Test yourself |
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Test everything you’ve learned about Australian coins. |
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Test yourself even further on what you’ve learned about Australian coins. |
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Test your knowledge of the value of Australian coins. |
Factsheets and interactive learning |
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Activity sheets |
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Videos |
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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. |
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1966 Decimal Currency Advertisement
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This black and white advertisement was released to assist Australians with the transition from imperial currency to decimal currency. |
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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. |