Infants 1 Maths

Coins and Bills – Infants 1 Maths

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We use money to buy things. In Trinidad and Tobago we use cents and dollars. Which is worth more?

An old Trinidad and Tobago 1 cent coin with a hummingbird on it
1 cent (1¢)
Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Trinidad and Tobago 5 cent coin
5 cents (5¢)
Mark Morgan from Trinidad, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Trinidad and Tobago 10 cent coin
10 cents (10¢)
Mark Morgan from Trinidad, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coins

Coins are small and round. Here are three coins: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. We can write cents with this sign: ¢.

Shops do not use the old 1 cent coin now, but it helps us count. 10 cents is worth more than 5 cents.

Bills

Bills are flat money. Here are three bills: 1 dollar, 5 dollars and 10 dollars. We write dollars with this sign: $.

A dollar is worth much more than a cent. 10 dollars is worth more than 5 dollars.

Same money, different ways

Two 5 cent coins make 10 cents. Ten 1 cent coins make 10 cents too!

5¢ 5¢ make 10¢

Two 5 dollar bills make 10 dollars. Five 1 dollar bills make 5 dollars.

Try it

TRY ITMoney games

Pick a game. Then tap your answer.

Play for your badge

Try four questions. An adult can help you.

The money pictures are simple drawings for learning.

With an adult, use drawn coins and bills to compare 5 cents and 10 cents, compare 1 dollar and 5 dollars, and make 10 cents with two 5 cent coins.

Celebrate completing your Money Explorer activity together. The on-screen badge game needs JavaScript. If it does not load, you can still do this activity together.

Maths words

Say these words with an adult. Can you use each one in a sentence?

coins · bills · cents · dollars · worth · buy · sell · spend · how much?

Try it at home

  • Play shop with toys priced at 1 cent or 5 cents. Take turns to buy and sell.
  • Hold up two coins or bills. Ask: “Which one is worth more?”
  • Make 10 cents two ways with drawn coins.

For parents and teachers

After this lesson, your child should be able to:

  • name the coins and bills 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, $1, $5 and $10
  • say which coin or bill is worth more
  • show that two 5 cent coins make 10 cents, and two 5 dollar bills make 10 dollars

Shops have not used the 1 cent coin since 2018, but it is still useful for counting, so pretend or drawn ones are fine.

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Updates

2026/11/08
– Replaced written practice and quick check with four supported picture questions and a completion badge.
– Improved image sizing and caption readability on laptops and phones.

2026/11/03
– First version of this lesson.

Attributions to media used in this post:

1 Trinidad and Tobago Cent.jpg – Grueslayer – CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

5 Trinidad and Tobago Cents (5105684593).jpg – Mark Morgan from Trinidad – CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

10 Trinidad and Tobago Cents (5106280322).jpg – Mark Morgan from Trinidad – CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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