1. Year 2 Autumn Term Week 9 Lesson 5
Rounding and
Money Problems
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 9 Lesson 5

2. Today we will be learning to:
round amounts to the nearest 10p
approximate and order numbers on a number line
recognise coins
be able to total money together.

3. ‘Approximate’ means ‘around about that number’.
Excuse me Owl, but what does ‘approximate’
mean?

4. Mental Activity Your teacher will hand out number cards from 1 to 20.
You must give the number and ‘two more’.

5. You must give the number and ‘three more’.

6. You must give the number and ‘four less’.

7. You must give the number and ‘three less’.

8. You will be given a plastic bag filled with coins.
Main Activity
Today we are going to position amounts of money on a number line and then round them to the nearest 10p.
You will be given a plastic bag filled with coins.

9. Where does your bag of coins fit along this number line?
100p
90p
80p
70p
60p
50p
40p
30p
20p
10p 0p
Where does your bag of coins fit along this number line?

10. Rounding up to the nearest 10p10 20 30 17
Where would 17 be?
What multiple of 10 is it closest to? 20

11. Rounding up to the nearest 10p10 20 30 12
Where would 12 be?
What multiple of 10 is it closest to? 10

12. Rounding up to the nearest 10p10 20 30 23
Where would 23 be?
What multiple of 10 is it closest to? 20

13. Rounding up to the nearest 10p10 20 30 15
Where would 15 be?
What multiple of 10 is it closest to?
Numbers ending in 5 always go up to the next multiple of 10.

14. 100p
90p
80p
70p
60p
50p
40p
30p
20p
10p 0p
Where does your bag of coins fit along this number line to the nearest 10p?

15. Cross out two of the numbers.
Bingo
10p
20p
30p
40p
50p
60p
70p
80p
90p
100p
110p
Copy these numbers.
Cross out two of the numbers.

16. Bingo
10p
20p
30p
40p
50p
60p
70p
80p
90p
100p
110p
Your teacher will read out some numbers.
Round them to the nearest 10p.
When you cross out all your numbers, call out “Bingo!”.