How to teach kids to count money

Teaching money to kids is a tricky task. American coins are so abstract! This blog post shares tips and tricks to help kids learn how to count money. Find out what 1st and 2nd graders need to know before they can count coins. There are also suggested money games and money activities to make practicing counting money fun for kids. After reading this blog post, teaching money to 1st grade and 2nd grade kids will be a breeze!

We currently homeschool 3 kids, and all math curriculums we've used from kindergarten on up have touched on how to teach kids to count money. But what I hope that you'll see is that you don't need a math curriculum to do this! In fact, we usually fly through money units when homeschooling because the

Learn American coin names and the value of each with this money booklet for kids! This free money printable is handy to learn what makes 100.

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Do your kids struggle with counting money? Teach kids about money with some fun hands-on money and coin counting activities.

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Teach money to kids Using games and real-life examples. students will have fun purchasing groceries and counting money.

I read that basic money habits are set by 7 years old and even as small as 3 year olds can grasp financial concepts. So it's never too early to start. And ...

This adorable poem FREEBIE for identifying coins and their value is a darling classroom addition. Money made fun!

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Set up this simple coin toss game that can add learning on a variety of levels. Teaching kids about money can be fun while they're learning.

Fun money games and activities for 2nd grade math

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Teach basic financial literacy with this free dollars and cents math money cheat sheet! This money freebie can help you teach kids about money.

This post has lots of fun ideas and activities to help teach children how to count coins. Great for both parents and teachers!

Learning to make change can be a difficult skill for kids to learn. Counting change is hard enough (why is a dime worth more than a nickel when the nickel is bigger?), but making change really seems abstract at first to many children. Gresham (2nd grade) and I worked on making change in the early […]

It's hard to get young children (and even some older ones!) to understand the concept of money. How much it is worth, what the different values are, even how those values can be exchanged for

This FREE math game is so fun for the classroom! Big Piggie is a fun way for students to practice counting money. Students work in teams to count different coin amounts. This activity can also be used as a math center too. No printables required! #math #freebie