Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Identifying Coins
Find a lesson here to help students learn more about money that is all around them! Give them the chance to review coin identification with the coin game and practice.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Identify Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies on both heads and tails. They will also use coins to make a set amount.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Let's Find Out About Money
In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Coins for Candy
An interactive lesson helps students identify, compare, and learn the value of coins including pennies, nickels, and dimes.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Math Activity: What Coin Is This?
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying coins. Immediate feedback is given.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Identify coins by name and value (penny, nickel, dime, and quarters); Make fair trades involving combinations of pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Coins Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart explores money. Students learn to identify a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. Students also learn the value of these coins. There are assessment questions included. The...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart explores a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. The flipchart will help students identify these basic coins and how much each coin is worth. There are assessment questions...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Value of Coins
Use this interactive game to match the value of a coin with the name of the coin. The game lets you know when you answer an item correctly. Scroll down to view the game.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Mathematics Lessons: Counting on Coins
This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Learning Coins
Explore a tutorial to learning facts about the coins and their value then play a game to sort the coins by value.
Other
Teaching Heart: Money Poems
Memorize these poems to help you remember which US coin is which, and how much each coin is worth. There are several fun poems for each coin.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Coin Identification
Two very basic coin identification activities and a teacher lesson plan are available at this website. These activities may require an explanation before primary age students can use them.