Euros work like pounds. 100 cents make €1.
Euro is the money in France, Spain, Germany, Ireland and many more countries. Its sign is €.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
The coin chooses the step
To count 20p coins, count in twenties. To count 50-cent coins, count in fifties.
Two different numbers
Four 20p coins is 4 coins. It is 80p. The number of coins is not the amount.
Euro coins
Cents: 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c. Then the €1 and €2 coins.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Each jump is one coin.
0 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 80
The round dot is where you started. The square is where you landed.
Start
Step 3: In Real Life
A bakery in Paris
A roll costs 80 cents. You have four 20-cent coins. Count: 20, 40, 60, 80. Four coins, 80 cents. Enough.
Step 4: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Tomás Count Cents
Tomás has three 50-cent coins.
- Step 1
He counts in fifties: 50, 100, 150.
Step 5: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
Bus Fare
Problem 1 of 2
Priya has five 10p coins. How many pence is that?
pence
The Bakery
Problem 2 of 2
Two 20-cent coins. How many cents?
cents
Count the Coins
1 of 4
Three 5p coins. How many pence?
2 of 4
Four 2p coins. How many pence?
3 of 4
Two 50-cent coins. How many cents?
4 of 4
Six 10p coins. How many coins, and how many pence?
Step 6: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 2
Four 20p coins. How many pence?
Question 2 of 2
How many cents make €1?
What You Learned
- 100 cents make €1.
- Count by the coin: 20, 40, 60.
- Four coins can be 80p.
For the grown-up
Skip counting is the whole skill here. If the child can count 20, 40, 60, 80 aloud, the coins are easy; if not, practice the count first with no coins in sight.
The 2p and 20p coins are the ones British children stumble on, because counting in twos and twenties is practiced less than fives and tens.