Learning Map
Life SkillsMoney & Financeusually ages 5–7

Coins & Notes

Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount

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If you tipped out a jar of coins, could your child sort them and tell you how much each type is worth?

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Builds on
What Money Isages 5–7Must understand what money is before learning to recognise specific coins and notes
Coin Valuesages 5–6Curriculum coins/notes recognition (Maths Y1) underpins exploratory coin knowledge
Coins & Notesthis skill · ages 5–7
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Buying Thingsages 5–7Must recognise coins/notes and their values before practising buying transactions
Looking After Moneyages 5–7Must know what coins and notes are before learning to look after them
Making Changeages 7–9Must recognise coin/note values before calculating change

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M3M06medium confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M1A01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Algebra strand
VC2M3N07medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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