How to Represent Money Different Ways — Year 3 Examples, Activities & Worksheets

🎓 Year 3 (ACARA Code : AC9M3M06)
🎯Focus:
💰 Explain that $1 is equal to 100 cents
🪙 Make the same dollar amount using different coin combinations
🧩 Use part-part-whole thinking to break money amounts into parts
✅ Represent amounts like $1.85 in at least two different ways
⭐ Show confidence using Australian coins in money activities

Video Lessons

📹 Video Lesson Tips

💬 Ask: “Can you show me two different ways to make $1?”
🧩 Try the Mini Quiz below to check understanding
📥 Download the worksheet and practise with real or drawn coins

💡 Key Ideas (Quick Guide)

💰 Big Idea: One dollar equals exactly 100 cents. Always!
🍕 Remember: Think of money like a pizza — the WHOLE is your total, and each SLICE is a coin or note!

Part-Part-Whole with Money 🧠
The whole = the total amount
The parts = the coins or notes that make up that total
Add all the parts together → you always get the whole!
This works for ANY money amount 💰

🧩 Mini Quiz – Quick Check

Try these after watching the video:

❓Question 1: How many cents are in $1?

✅ Answer: 100 cents

❓Question 2: You have 50c + 50c + 50c + 10c + 10c + 10c + 5c. What is your total?

✅ Answer: $1.85

❓Question 3: What does “part-part-whole” mean in money?

✅ Answer: You break a total amount into coins that add up to it

❓Question 4: Way to make $1.00?

✅ Answer: 50c + 50c

❓Question 5: Way to make $1.85?

✅ Answer: $1 + 50c + 20c + 10c + 5c

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📚 Other Lessons in This Unit

🚀 Learning Path (Recommended Order)

Step	🔗 Lesson	💡 What You Learn
1	💰 How to Represent Money Amounts in Different Ways \| Year 3 Maths Activities and Worksheets ⭐ You are here⭐	This resource covers multiple ways to show the same amount using coins, notes, written words, and numerals.
2	💰 How to Work Out Change \| Year 3 Maths Activities and Worksheets	Students learn step-by-step strategies to work out change from $5, $10, and $20 using addition, subtraction, and counting-on methods.