Money · B2 Mathematics

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.1.4.1.1 - Recognise Ghanaian coins, and currency notes to include at least 1 cedi, 2 cedis, 5 cedis, 10 cedis, 20 cedis and 50 cedis and determine the value of a collection of coins and notes up to at least 50 Ghana cedis

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify Ghanaian coins and notes (1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cedis) by their colour, size, shape and markings.
State the value of each Ghanaian coin and note when shown a real or picture example.
Explain the relationship between different denominations, such as two 5-cedi notes making a 10-cedi note.
Count a collection of coins and notes and determine the total value up to at least GHS 50.
Solve simple shopping problems using coins and notes to pay for items and calculate change.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Number (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Money (1.4)
Content standard: B2.1.4.1 - Determine the value of coins and notes in order to solve monetary transactions
Indicator: B2.1.4.1.1 - Recognise Ghanaian coins, and currency notes to include at least 1 cedi, 2 cedis, 5 cedis, 10 cedis, 20 cedis and 50 cedis and determine the value of a collection of coins and notes up to at least 50 Ghana cedis
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.31
Curriculum reference: Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 31
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1. Display the Ghanaian cedi (coins and notes) currently being used for transaction in Ghana and initiate discussion on the need for monetary transaction. Learners touch feel and say the features of each coin
E.g. 2. Introduce the notes (i.e. 1 cedi, 2 cedis, 5 cedis 10 cedis etc.) in turns and have learners examine and talk about its features
E.g. 3. State the relationship between 2 and 10; 5 and 10; 2 and 20; 5 and 20, 10 and 50

The Ghanaian currency notes 1 to 50 cedis. Visible labels, values, and notation include: CHIAME; 420; CHANA; 50; GHANA.

 E.g. 3 prefixes each figure with the cedi sign; the text layer drops the symbol, so the figures are written here as bare numbers.