ABCya
Ab Cya: Learning Coins
This interactive educational activity introduces elementary age children to United States coins and the dollar bill.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Baseball: Fractions & Money
Have you ever been to a baseball game? Meet Zoe and help her solve some fraction and money problems.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Smart Math and Writing
In this lesson, the poem "Smart" from Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein, is used as the mentor text. Students will write a map of the poem and then analyze it to discover what happened when trades with money were made and...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Count the Nickels
Count the number of nickels and find the total value of the coins. Pictures of nickels are shown. There are ten random questions.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Coin Box
An interactive game involving coins to learn basic money skills such as counting money, making change and identifying coins of different denominations
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Identifying Tens and Ones
Second graders will be given set amount of money to add, and identify how many tens and ones.
Starfall
Starfall: Coin Monkey
This lesson focuses on coins and how to count them to make other coins: pennies, nickles, and quarters.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Recognizing the Penny
As an introduction to a unit on money, students will work with teacher to recognize the penny and its value. Then students will go shopping at the classroom store to practice counting pennies.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math for the Fun of It
This compilation of math activities engages parents and children in the use of math whenever they are at home. Packed with concise, high interest activities, related illustrations, detailed "parent pointers," and easy to following...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Mixed Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify coins and determine the values of coins.
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.
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.