Instructor can:

• pre-teach - (minus) and = (equals)
• say the total and learners write it.
• say the names of the coins and ask learners to write the words.
• change the plus signs to minus ( where appropriate) and teach subtraction skills.

Learners can:

• add the coins and write the total value.
• write the names of the coins.
• writes the values of the coins.
• match real coins with the illustrations.
• match real coins with the illustrations and write the total amount
• explore different combinaitions of coins to equal the same total.