introducing Money -coins and currency notes to class 3 students.Money Helps Us Buy What We Need
We use money to get the things we need or want — food, clothes, toys, ice cream. Before money existed, people relied on bartering instead.
Every Country Has Its Own Currency
Just as countries have their own flags and languages, they also have their own money, called currency. Each currency carries its own designs, colours, and symbols — sometimes showing animals, famous people, or monuments — which helps people recognise it instantly, just like the coins in Ashish's pouch.
Country/Region Currency
India Rupee (₹)
USA Dollar ($)
UK Pound (£)
Europian Union Euro (€)
China Yuan
Japan Yen
Coins: Small Storytellers
Coins are made of metal — small, strong, and long-lasting. Every coin carries the year it was made, so you might even find one minted in your own birth year, each with a little story of its own.
Notes: Light, Big, and Secure
Paper notes are lighter than coins, easy to carry, and can represent much larger amounts. To stop fakes, real notes carry built-in security features — think of them as a superhero shield for money:
Security Feature What to Look For
Security Thread A thin, secret ribbon woven into the note.
Watermark A faint image, visible when held to the light.
Colour-Changing Numbers Numbers that shift colour when the note is tilted.
Coins Have Secrets Too
Notes aren't the only ones with built-in checks — coins are designed to be hard to copy as well.
Feature What to Look For
Two-Tone Metal Some coins, like the ₹10 coin, are made of two different metals joined together — a shiny outer ring and a different-coloured centre.
Ridged Edges Run a finger along the rim — many coins have fine ridges or patterns that are tricky to copy exactly.
Exact Weight & Size Every coin of the same value is made to weigh and measure precisely the same, every single time.
Year and Mint Mark A tiny number or letter shows exactly when — and sometimes where — the coin was made.
Money Is Valuable — and Divisible
Every coin or note carries a value, which makes buying things simple without needing to swap goods directly. And just like with coins, notes can be broken into smaller change — pay ₹100 for something that costs ₹50, and you get ₹50 back.
Why Countries Control Their Own Money
• Managing the Economy: deciding how much money to print helps build roads, support farmers, and fund schools.
• A Sign of Independence: having its own currency is one way a country shows it stands on its own.
Ramya carefully placed the foreign coins in a small display box on her shelf, right next to her own piggy bank — a reminder that money looks different everywhere, but always does the same job.
