Money skills at Milestone 7 and Milestone 8 are about recognising coins and notes. At Entry 1 students are asked to know the value of coins and notes.
Developing coin recognition is best done through lots of handling money but here are a few other things to help vary learning styles
Naming coins and recognition by the shape using the theme of a Vending machine from the Learning Portal.
Interactive Computer Activity needs sound .Student should be able to use a mouse. Self Checking .
Interactive Computer Activity needs sound .Student should be able to use a mouse. Self Checking .
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They also have large coins which can be printed in colour and laminated .Use these to help the Bingo game or use them in a Target Game where you have to throw a bean bag on to coins.This can be used to develop understanding of the value of coins as well as coin recognition.
In the Milestone 8 number
resource section at Skills workshop.
use the set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials .It uses money to teach number skills such as more /less/the same. There is also a number recognition page based around vending machines which would tie in with the learning portal game mentioned above.
At Entry 1 you can use the Skills for Life materials
Entry 1 unit 2 .An excellent resource. Lots of colour pictures .
Keeping money safe and looking after your own money is another important area to explore with students with a learning disability.If you are following Edexcel Managing Money at Entry 1 and 2 these will be useful
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Ben visiting a cafe and spending his
own money . View this on the excellent
MENCAP website
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It also has links to Being in Control a booklet
from Enable which may be too advanced for
some (entry 2) to use as a whole but has great
illustrations and information on banks and budgeting.
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you could use the Interactive ATM
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or order a DVD from Speak up on Opening a Bank account .
You can view a sample on the website before you buy.
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