Teaching Money

Teaching money is a lot of fun because at that topographic point are therefore many money games for kids and, best of all, kids are therefore excited to acquire how to count coins in addition to brand alter therefore twenty-four hours of the month is at an all-time high.

First things first, yous desire to instruct them the actual coins. I retrieve a actually slow way to do this is to give students money manipulatives in addition to innovate each one. Have them each pick upward a penny in addition to lead hold them examine it, await at the forepart in addition to back, in addition to tell them it is worth 1 cent. Walk some to brand for certain each pupil is belongings the right coin. Ask them what they notice virtually it. Do this for each money until you've talked virtually each coin. You could do a quick practice/assessment at the destination of your lesson past times maxim things like, "Hand a quarter to your partner!" "Grab ii pennies!" inwards a quick, fun fashion.

Once you've gone over all of the coins, give each table/group/partners the sorting mats for each money in addition to a lot of money manipulatives to sort onto the mats. You could also brand this an independent catch or do it inwards pocket-size groups.

I also similar to add together posters to the math wall therefore they tin reference them when they demand help.

They tin exercise distinguishing betwixt coins with cutting in addition to glue travel where they color the money in addition to therefore sort it into the right box. Coloring it the right color, copper (brown crayon is fine) or silver, volition also assist them internalize the deviation therefore I recommend starting with the sorts that lead hold a penny. I made 1 to sort each type of money (pennies/nickels, pennies/dimes, pennies/quarters, nickels/dimes, nickels/quarters, etc.). Each 1 comes inwards FRONTS solely therefore they exactly lead hold to recognize it past times the forepart of the money in addition to also a fronts and backs version where they're sorting the same money no affair what side is showing. Start with the fronts solely in addition to therefore do the fronts/backs versions to scaffold it.

Simple money distinguishing tasks similar "Color by..." type worksheets are non bad for practicing identifying coins with help.

As yous know, I'm exactly a large fan of cutting in addition to pasting activities because it has the hands-on sort constituent without all the prep in addition to kids actually lead hold to retrieve virtually where they house things because they consider gum equally therefore permanent. :)

Once they know the forepart in addition to dorsum of the money pretty well, yous could add together inwards the extra chemical element of value.

Another super fun way to exercise money identification is to usage MAZES!
For these students are looking for a for certain money (in this example, a penny) in addition to they color their way to the destination of the maze!

Instead of coloring, yous could lead hold them usage money manipulatives to encompass upward the money they're looking for to consummate the maze. Any fourth dimension yous tin brand learning hands on in addition to tactile, that's a plus! :)

Speaking of hands on in addition to tactile, nosotros all know I LOVE DICE. Dice is exactly the best. It makes whatever concept seem similar a game.

I made money die therefore students tin coil in addition to encompass the money they rolled.

As yous tin see, they are but rolling the die in addition to coloring inwards that coin. It's a non bad catch they tin play past times themselves OR play with a partner. To play with a partner, they each demand their ain mat. Then, they each lead hold turns rolling the die in addition to coloring inwards that money on their mat. If at that topographic point aren't whatever left of that coin, they don't color anything inwards in addition to it's their partner's turn. Whoever tin color inwards their entire mat showtime wins.

I also made BACKS versions of the mats therefore yous tin lead hold them coil the FRONTS die but lead hold to figure out which BACK it is to color it in. This is awesome practice for matching fronts/backs equally the same money which tin live on a hard science but with a game similar this, they won't realize it.

I also made a BACKS die therefore yous could lead hold them coil the BACKS die in addition to fit it to the FRONT on their mat. You tin also lead hold them do the BACKS die in addition to BACKS mat for slow matching that way. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 non bad way to create upward their skills is to do the fronts mat/fronts die therefore the backs mat/backs dice, therefore the fronts mat/backs dice, in addition to therefore the backs mat/fronts die therefore they acquire 4 unlike centers out of it in addition to a ton of practice.

If yous notice above, yous tin also usage coins to encompass the money yous exactly rolled instead of coloring it. This is dainty because it is tactile for students and makes the mats reusable over in addition to over.

I actually don't retrieve yous tin lead hold also many centers in addition to practice. The to a greater extent than kids do themselves in addition to presented inwards unlike ways, the to a greater extent than they absorb.

This is a uncomplicated fit center. They tin fit exactly the forepart of the money in addition to the shout out if yous desire to maintain it simple. You tin add together inwards the backs also or the value... nevertheless yous want. I also included footling blank squares therefore yous tin write inwards whatever other money facts (who's on the coin, etc.) yous desire them to sort.

PUZZLES!!! Obviously! What form of math postal service would this live on without puzzles? :D

The higher upward version is a footling easier in addition to this is the 4 slice version which is slightly to a greater extent than challenging. I endeavour to differentiate absolutely everything but maintain it looking somewhat the same therefore it's non obvious but everyone gets what they need.

Another fun catch for identifying coins is Grab & Graph!

Give students a footling bucket of coins in addition to some sort of scoop similar a pocket-size criterion loving cup that volition allow them to acquire 3-6 of each money therefore they tin scoop, sort their coins, therefore color inwards the bar graph to present their scoop. They tin do it twice (or 4 times if yous re-create the recording canvas dorsum to back).

This is a non bad way to integrate some graphing exercise inwards equally well! I also made a information analysis canvas for students upward for the challenge to reply questions virtually their graph. To arrive fifty-fifty to a greater extent than challenging for your actually high kids, yous tin re-create it forepart to dorsum therefore they analyze both grabs.

I retrieve it's therefore of import to integrate concepts whatever fourth dimension yous tin to create those connections which brings me to.... skip counting with coins!

Your students most probable exercise skip counting during calendar or morn coming together therefore hopefully they tin count past times 5s in addition to 10s because that volition SO come upward inwards handy when adding similar coins similar nickels in addition to dimes.

I recommend pulling them into pocket-size groups in addition to using money manipulatives to lead hold them exercise counting pennies, nickels, in addition to dimes past times 1s, 5s, in addition to 10s. Give them a pile of pennies in addition to lead hold them count equally a grouping 1, 2, 3, 4.. etc. equally they force each money out of their pile. Then do the same thing with a pile of nickels in addition to count 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. pushing a nickel out of their pile into its ain pile equally they tell each number. Then do the same with dimes in addition to counting past times 10. This tin live on actually hard for some kids but if they already tin skip count in addition to are seeing that each money is worth that much past times physically moving it, it'll assist a ton!

So those of yous who know me know that I render 3 levels of every worksheet inwards my math units - flat B is on flat in addition to should live on appropriate for most of your students, flat Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 is for those who demand a footling extra assist or less overwhelming work, in addition to flat C is for those students who crave a challenge.

Above shows 3 levels of the same worksheet. Level Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (blue dimes) has less coins on the page, they're bigger, in addition to the amounts are smaller for them to color inwards that amount inwards dimes. Level B (green dimes) has to a greater extent than dimes in addition to bigger amounts. Level C they write inwards the amount themselves. Encourage them to count past times 10s equally they color inwards each dime. They tin fifty-fifty write counting past times 10s higher upward the money for extra back upward if that helps them, similar I showed inwards the Level C example.

Here are the pennies...

I made the 3 levels for all of the coins...

I actually recommend Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LOT of exercise with adding similar coins (only adding pennies) earlier yous start having them add together mixed coins. If they tin actually primary adding similar coins, it'll arrive much easier.

I wanted to render a ton of exercise therefore I made this adding similar coins catch where they catch a card, add together it up, in addition to write the amount inwards cents on their recording sheet.

There are nine cards inwards a laid labeled A-I in addition to I also made a recording canvas to write them all down, equally good equally an easier recording canvas with letters A-F if yous desire to give struggling students solely vi cards to do at a time.

I made a total A-I laid for every money (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters) therefore at that topographic point are 4 unlike centers. I definitely recommend doing all 4 of the centers (separately, on unlike days) to acquire all that exercise in.

This, I think, is actually important...
When didactics adding similar coins, I retrieve it's best to start with adding pennies in addition to lead hold all of your activities/centers/worksheets live on JUST adding pennies until they fully primary it.

Once they primary pennies, motion onto nickels in addition to all of your worksheets/centers/activities are adding nickels in addition to counting past times 5s. Then dimes, therefore quarters. If yous lead hold them doing them all right away, you'll confuse them. When yous showtime innovate the concept, yous tin present them how unlike coins lead hold unlike values in addition to how you'll live on learning all of them but I would exercise exactly 1 at a time, each until mastery.

Once you're done practicing all 4 of the coins, these also brand a practiced review center. Mix in addition to fit them to brand a bunch of unlike review centers. Just brand for certain yous solely lead hold 1 bill of fare for each missive of the alphabet A-I (or A-F with the easier recording sheet) in addition to it's an instant review math station.

Another fun way to exercise adding similar coins is with cutting in addition to pastes.

They color all the pennies therefore gum them into the boxes to brand each amount. I made them for each money but, again, I recommend focusing on adding 1 type of money at a time.

I know a lot of people solely instruct counting coins upward to a dollar but I include quarters also to challenge the kids who are ready. Plus learning virtually quarters tin live on actually helpful equally a meaningful connectedness when yous start learning virtually fourths inwards fractions. It also exposes them to the $ sign in addition to what that means.

Once they're mastering skip counting with coins, these money sheets are a non bad review worksheet or mini assessment to consider how they're doing.

They write how much the money is worth, color inwards the ones they see, in addition to therefore present that they tin add together the similar coins together past times coloring them in. Like I said, it's a practiced assessment in addition to therefore are the other worksheets yous tin form of peek at inwards this picture.

Here are some to a greater extent than review activities that I retrieve are fun:

For the Rolling Coins center, I recommend using the die without a quarter unless yous desire to actually challenge them. Give them the money die in addition to they coil it amongst a regular dice. The money die volition tell them which money in addition to the regular die volition tell them how many of the money they take. I recommend having existent money manipulatives for them to lead hold 1 time they coil it. Then depict what they consider inwards the box - (D) is for dime - in addition to therefore total it.

They'll play this game 1 time to a greater extent than 1 time yous start adding mixed coins past times rolling twice (or 3 times if yous actually desire to challenge them). It'd live on the same thing but they coil twice to acquire ii unlike sets of coins to add. So, equally yous tin see, their showtime coil was a 3 in addition to a nickel in addition to therefore a ii in addition to a dime which made (N)(N)(N)(D)(D) in addition to totaled 35 cents.

There are SO MANY fun activities yous tin do for adding mixed coins! 

Don't motion on to adding mixed coins until they completely primary adding similar coins but, 1 time they do, this science is fun!

My favorite game for adding mixed coins is "Fill My Piggy Bank!"

For this center, each tyke playing gets a piggy banking concern mat. There are 4 unlike colors in addition to a black/white option. You laminate the mats therefore that they tin write their amount inwards the corner with a dry out erase marker.

Each tyke takes a plough rolling the money dice. They lead hold that one money in addition to house it on their piggy banking concern mat in addition to write how much they lead hold inwards their piggy bank. For example, if they rolled a dime, they'd pose a dime money inwards their grunter in addition to write 10 cents. On their side past times side turn, they coil a nickel. So they add together a nickel to their mat, erase the 10 cents, in addition to write fifteen cents. 

Every unmarried plough they are adding coins therefore it is Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LOT of practice. It's a non bad pocket-size grouping game therefore yous tin monitor equally good equally a practiced partner center. I recommend playing until individual reaches a dollar or yous tin differentiate easily past times telling them they're racing to some other amount similar 50 cents. It is my favorite!!

I also made a bunch of worksheets to practice. Normally I recommend giving kids unlike worksheets to differentiate but I retrieve for this concept, everyone should start at Level Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 which solely practices mixing ii coins at 1 time in addition to non real many of them. I made a Level Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 canvas for every possible mix (pennies/nickels, pennies/dimes, nickels/dimes, etc.) therefore this one, for example, is adding dimes in addition to pennies only.

For some kids, this volition live on a fighting to start skip counting a unlike way when they acquire to a unlike coin. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of them volition maintain skip counting past times 10s fifty-fifty when it switches to pennies. It exactly takes practice. It powerfulness assist to also give them money manipulatives to usage on the side equally they do this. Something virtually seeing the existent money helps. You tin also lead hold them write 10 higher upward the dimes in addition to 1 higher upward the pennies if that helps them.

Level B also solely practices ii coins at 1 time but has to a greater extent than coins for each problem. Once they primary the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 worksheets, motion on to the flat Bs. There are a lot of unlike worksheets therefore yous could lead hold students motion at their ain stride equally well.

Once they tin do the Level B worksheets, Level C has mixes of whatever amount of coins in addition to are whatever of the coins pose together.

I do pose them inwards value companionship ever because I retrieve that's an of import lesson to instruct is to pose the coins inwards value companionship earlier they start counting them up. For example, if they lead hold 4 pennies, 1 quarter, in addition to ii nickels. They'd pose the quarter first, therefore the nickels, therefore the pennies earlier they started counting them. It exactly makes it therefore much easier!

I also retrieve they should live on able to pick coins to brand amounts similar this to sort of flip flop the skill.

For this one, yous give them an amount in addition to they color inwards the coins they demand to brand it:

This 1 takes it a criterion farther for to a greater extent than of a challenge in addition to they lead hold to depict their ain coins to present how they made the amount. I highly recommend giving them money manipulatives to create the amount showtime similar I'm showing here. Once they notice how to brand the amount with the coins they have, they tin depict it inwards the box similar so.

I also convey dorsum the Adding Coins catch 1 time to a greater extent than but this fourth dimension with mixed money cards!
It's ever dainty to lead hold familiar centers for a new, harder science therefore they're comfortable with how to do it in addition to tin exactly focus on the math purpose of it. :)

Same with cutting in addition to pasting activities...
These are a format they're already used to but with a flake of a harder science (mixed coins rather than similar coins):

This 1 is for your students who demand a challenge!!

Have students create the amount it asks for with the least amount of coins. 

They lead hold to do it with the to the lowest degree amount of coins or at that topographic point won't live on plenty to create the residuum of the numbers.

So they cutting out the coins at the bottom in addition to create the number. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 practiced way to instruct them is to sort their coins past times value in addition to usage equally many of the biggest value coins equally they tin earlier they lead hold to switch to the side past times side value downwardly (for example, usage quarters to brand the pose out equally high equally possible without going over until they demand to switch to dimes or nickels). Like I said, this is a super challenge.

As yous know from my how to maintain gifted learners engaged in addition to learning post, I tending a lot virtually challenging the high kids in addition to non exactly sending them off to do something else when they're done therefore this is a perfect thing for your super high kids to do piece the other kids are learning.

Other non bad challenges for your high kids are comparison the values of sets of coins. This is a non bad science for whatever of your kids but it tin live on challenging.

You tin lead hold them determine which laid of coins has a greater value using the greater than, less than, or equal to symbols which is a non bad way to integrate in addition to exercise that skill!

You tin also usage the "Adding Coins" catch cards to exercise this science inwards pocket-size groups or centers too. Have students lead hold a stack of those cards (mix upward the 'like coins' in addition to 'mixed coins' for a large stack) in addition to play War with them. To play War, they flip all the cards upside downwardly in addition to each catch 1 from the pile - whoever has the biggest amount on their bill of fare keeps both cards - in addition to they proceed to do this until the pile is empty. Whoever has the most cards when the pile is empty wins!

You tin also lead hold them lead hold ii sets of the same money to consider which is greater. This is a concrete way for them to consider that yous tin lead hold more coins but less value depending on what coins they are. For example, yous lead hold 8 pennies therefore yous lead hold to a greater extent than coins technically but the value is less than 3 nickels. Have them pick those amounts out inwards money manipulatives to count in addition to compare them earlier they create upward one's hear which is bigger.

aaaaaaand concluding but non least.... money discussion problems!!

I retrieve their powerfulness to solve money discussion problems is the most of import purpose of all of this because it's what they'll encounter in existent life.

Students fit the 3 parts of each discussion problem: the discussion problem, its representation inwards coins, in addition to the sum/answer.

Once they fit the 3 parts, they write the total inwards the circle that has the same missive of the alphabet equally the 1 on the corner of the discussion work card. Is it weird that I similar discussion problems?? Oh well, I never claimed to live on normal. :) I ever brand discussion problems real readable with slow words therefore that students tin focus on the math and non acquire caught upward inwards the words they don't know. I acquire therefore frustrated (and therefore do students) past times discussion problems with hard to decode words. Like, did Beatrice actually demand to lead hold vii hot air balloon rides in addition to 3 catamaran excursions inwards Paris.. or could nosotros exactly tell that Pam has vii cats in addition to 3 dogs in addition to arrive easier for everyone involved instead? :P

At the destination of every unit of measurement is the test, of course! I ever brand 3 versions (same difficulty, unlike problems) therefore at that topographic point are 3 money assessments:

Phew! I promise that helps yous with some fun ways to usage this unit of measurement or to instruct money to your littles!

If yous desire these activities, EVERYTHING yous saw inwards this postal service is inwards my GIANT Money Math Unit:

I also lead hold this unit of measurement inwards a UK coins version in addition to an Australian coins version in addition to a Canadian coins version!


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