Support your students in developing real-world financial literacy with our Count & Colour Money Worksheets! These engaging activities are designed to help young learners practise recognising and counting Australian coins and notes through visual scanning, sorting, and tallying. With a fun “find and colour” approach, students will build foundational money-handling skills in an interactive, hands-on way.

Each worksheet features a mix of Australian currency scattered across the page. Students must identify each coin or note, count how many of each appear, colour them in, and record their totals in clearly labelled boxes. This activity strengthens observation skills while reinforcing currency recognition and quantity tracking.

Count & Colour Money Worksheets are ideal for use during maths rotations, small group lessons, independent practice, or early finisher tasks. They're a fantastic addition to any financial literacy unit and support the Australian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 2 students.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and recognise Australian coins and notes
• ✅ Count and record quantities of money accurately
• ✅ Strengthen visual scanning and attention to detail
• ✅ Use tallying and recording techniques to support counting
• ✅ Develop early financial literacy through hands-on exploration

What’s Included:

• Worksheets featuring a range of Australian coins and/or notes
• Scattered money layouts to encourage careful searching and counting
• Boxes for recording totals of each coin or note
• Suitable for Foundation to Year 2 learners

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (laminate for reuse if using whiteboard markers)
• Coloured pencils or crayons
• Optional: real or play money for visual reference
• Optional: magnifying glasses or pointers for guided search support

How to Use:

1. Provide each student with a worksheet and colouring tools.
2. Students scan the page to find all examples of each coin or note.
3. They colour each type as they find it and keep count using tallies or pencil marks.
4. Once complete, students record the total number of each currency type in the boxes provided.
5. Optional: extend by calculating the total value of all money found.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a money unit to reinforce coin and note recognition.
• 💡 Pair students for collaborative counting and discussion.
• 💡 Include in fast finisher folders or independent task boxes.
• 💡 Create a classroom display using completed coloured sheets.
• 💡 Link with addition lessons by calculating total values after counting.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate worksheets for repeated use with dry-erase markers.
• 💛 Model scanning strategies for younger students or those needing visual support.
• 💛 Use real coins and notes alongside the worksheets to reinforce recognition.
• 💛 Encourage students to use tally marks or number lines to support accurate counting.

Count & Colour Money Worksheets provide an engaging, visually-rich platform for students to strengthen early money skills. With simple instructions and a focus on Australian currency, they’re the perfect tool for developing confident young money masters!