Counting money Teacher Resources

An allowance is an important thing! Make sure your kids know how to save and spend their own money. Using the book The Case of the Shrunken Allowance as a starting point, this plan covers income, spending and saving, counting, and more.

Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars, dollars. Here's a comprehension worksheet that asks young readers to respond to a series of questions based on a passage about money.

Here is an assessment designed to test mathematicians' knowledge of writing numbers, comparing numbers, skip counting, solving addition and subtraction problems; along with measuring objects, telling time, identifying shapes, reading...

Teach your class about saving, spending, and goal setting with a story about a couple of bunnies who went shopping and related activities. Learners keep track of the bunnies' spending, practice identifying long- and short-term savings...

Use volume to count your change. Pupils watch as a cube is filled with stacks of pennies and make an estimate on how many pennies are in the cube. The teacher provides additional information to the class members about the size of the...

Dolphins swim for coins. Pupils play an online interactive game to become the first dolphin around the track. Players choose the appropriate value for a collection of coins to increase their speed. The game accommodates up to 12 racers...

Where does money come from? Is it limitless and always available? Introduce your youngsters to the concept of earning through jobs and/or chores with a matching activity and provided worksheets.

Assess scholars' knowledge with a 22-page assessment that covers place value, patterns, probability, estimation, measurement, geometric figures; and their ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide proficiently. 

Students identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school, specifically math, are interrelated with those of music.

Gather money with porpoise. Individuals click on a combination of coins and bills to match the displayed amount of money. Each collection feeds a dolphin, and the player that gathers the most correct amounts wins the online game.

How are your second graders progressing in their math skills? Find out with a series of math assessment activities. With baseline assessment score sheets for each skill, you can track how well your kids are adding, subtracting, telling...

Travis the Train is hauling pennies this time. Kids sing the captions as they view the face side then the back side of a shiny new penny, and then the face and back of a tarnished penny.

How are your learners doing with place value? Track their skill levels with a set of math assessments. The packet includes worksheets to hand out to your class, scoring checklists, a calendar for implementation, and instructions for...

Sixth graders count money.  In this money activity, 6th graders count sets of coins and dollar bills.  During specified activities, they total orders and calculate the amont of change a customer should receive.  Students...

Students read the book "Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday," along with their teacher and take away coins as they follow along with the story. In this money and counting lesson, students get meaningful practice in the art of...

Middle schoolers complete the attached worksheet as a form of assessment after this math lesson, students answer various math questions where they find multiples, work with decimals, count money, find percentages, and practice with...

Third graders work with place value. In this place value lesson, 3rd graders write three digit numbers and tell the place value of each number. They compare numbers and money, regroup, discuss the value of coins, and count money.  

Students discover the importance of economics through Shel Silverstein's poem Smart. Students are introduced to the concept of earning money and using money to purchase necessary items, after becoming familiar with U.S. money.

In this mathematics worksheet, students solve various counting and money problems. They identify the quarter, dime, nickel, and penny, and how much each is worth. Students also add up the totals for various combinations of the currency...

In this coin identification worksheet, learners look at the 3 groups of coins on the left and 3 on the right. Students determine the monetary amount of each group and draw a line connecting the groups whose totals match.

In this adding money instructional activity, students add the pennies in each example. Students count the coins to solve the 12 penny amount problems.

In this pennies worksheet, students study the sets of pennies and add each penny. Students write the total number for each set on the blank line.

In this counting dimes instructional activity, students draw the number of dimes that makes the first amount of money equal the total amount of money given.

In this subtracting money worksheet, students solve the money subtraction problems by subtracting the numbers in increments of ten cents. Students subtract to solve twenty money problems.