Money Songs

The Baby Kangaroo Three Shiny 5ps "My baby is a bright one," Three shiny 5ps in a wallet new said the mother kangaroo. (Hold up three fingers) "With money in my pocket, One bought a gumball, then there were two he knows just what to do." (Bend down one finger) He counts the 5ps all by fives. Two shiny 5ps, before the day was done The 10ps he counts by ten. One bought a sticker, then there was one. And if they drop, he quickly (Bend down another finger) picks them up and counts again. One little 5ps, I heard it plainly say, Each time I give my son a "I'm going in the piggy bank for a rainy day!" he always hollers, "Thanks!" And when he's got a lot of them, He puts them in his bank! Three Little 10ps Three little 10ps in a purse new, (hold up three fingers) Four Bright One bought a chocolate, and then there were Four bright coins shining at me, two, The first one said, "I'm a penny you see." (bend down one finger) The second one said, "How do you do? Two little 10ps before the day was done, I'm called a 2p, and I'm bigger than you!" One bought an ice cream cone, and then there The third one said, "You're both small stuff, was one If you want to buy something, you're not (bend down another finger) enough! One little 10p I heard it plainly say, But look at me, I'm silver, and I shine, "I'm going into the piggy bank for a rainy day!" I’m a 5p and you can pay with me fine." The last coin looked at them all and laughed, "All of you together don't measure up to me, The Pound Song Cuz I'm a 10p, can't you see?" (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")

10 little, 20 little, 30 little pennies. The 5p 40 little, 50 little, 60 little pennies. A crowned thistle will be found 70 little, 80 little, 90 little pennies. On a 5p, shiny, smooth, and round. 100 pennies make a pound! The Queen is on the other side. 2 small, 4 small, 6 small 5ps. A 5p is worth . Say it with pride. 8 small, 10 small, 12 small 5ps. 14 small, 16 small, 18 small 5ps. 20 5ps make a pound! The 10p 1 silver, 2 silver, 3 silver 10ps. A 10p is bigger, silver and round, 4 silver, 5 silver, 6 silver 10ps. On which a lion, proud can be found. 7 silver, 8 silver, 9 silver 10ps. A 10p is worth . Don't you agree? 10 10ps make a pounds! Which makes me happy as can be! Coin Song Tune: First two lines of Twinkle, Twinkle Little The Coins Go Rolling Star (to the tune of "The Ants Go Marching")

1p, 1p, easily spent The smallest coin of all is the penny. The penny. Copper brown and worth one pence. The penny is worth one pence. One pence. The picture on the penny is the portcullis, 2p, 2p, brown and round, And the penny goes rolling down, to the ground, In your change it’s often found. to get to the bank Boom, boom, boom. 5p, 5p, silver and small, The next biggest coin is the 2p. The 2p. The same as five 1ps in all. The 2p is worth . Two pence. The picture on the 2p is three feathers, 10p, 10p, silver, and thin, And the 2p goes rolling down, to the ground, to I remember, you're worth 10. get to the bank Boom, boom, boom. 20p, 20p, with seven sides, The next biggest coin is the 5p. The 5p. 20p to buy some fries. The 5p is worth five pence. Five pence. The picture on the 5p is the thistle, 50p, 50p, big and bold, And the 5p goes rolling down, to the ground, to You're worth 50 pence I'm told. get to the bank Boom, boom, boom. £1, £1, gold and fat, The next biggest coin is the 10p. The 10p. You're worth 100 pence, I know that! The 10p is worth ten pence. Ten pence. The picture on the 10p is the lion, And the 10p goes rolling down, to the ground, One a Penny to get to the bank One a penny, Bank boom, boom, boom. Two a penny, The next biggest coin is the 20p. The 20p. Three a penny, The 20p is worth twenty pence. Twenty pence. More, The picture on the 20p is the rose, Four a penny, And the 20p goes rolling down, to the ground, Five a penny, to get to the bank That's a 5 pence more. Bank boom, boom, boom. Six a penny, The next biggest coin is the 50p. The 50p. Seven a penny, The 50p is worth . Fifty pence. Eight a penny, The picture on the 50p is the , More, And the 50p goes rolling down, to the ground, Nine a penny, to get to the bank Ten a penny, Bank boom, boom, boom. That's a 10p for the store! The next biggest coin is the pound. The pound. The pound is worth one hundred pence. One hundred pence. The heavy, thick, gold pound, And the pound goes rolling down, to the ground, to get to the bank Bank boom, boom, boom. Lending and Borrowing Coin Combinations Five pennies make a 5p I arrived at school one day and realized I had Two 5ps make 10p forgotten my lunch money. Two 10ps make a 20p I asked my friend Ayee, "Can I borrow a pound?" A 10p and two 20s make 50p He said, "Sure". "Thanks" I said. Two 50ps make a pound and that is quite a lot. Ayee I owe you And a pound in my pocket Ayee I owe you one pound is exactly what I've got. Ayee I owe you one pound Thank you for helping me out Found a Penny Tune: Oh My Darlin' The next day I forgot my money again. How could I be so forgetful? Found a penny, Ayee said "Don't worry about it. Just remember Found a penny, tomorrow." Found a penny just now. So Ayee loaned me another pound. Just now I found a penny. How many pounds did I owe Ayee in all? . . . Found a penny just now. Two!

It's worth 1 pence. Ayee I owe you two pounds It's worth 1 pence. Ayee I owe you two pounds It's worth 1 pence just now. Ayee I owe you two pounds Just now, it's worth 1 pence. Thank you for helping me out It's worth 1 pence just now. Sing to accompany choosing coins from a feely The next day ... I remembered! I brought a pound bag. Repeat with different value coins. for my lunch and the two pounds I owed Ayee. How many pounds did I bring all together? . . . Three! After I gave Ayee the two pounds I owed him, how much did I owe him? . . . Nothing!

Ayee I owe you zero pounds Ayee I owe you zero pounds Ayee I owe you zero pounds Thank you for helping me out

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