Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Change

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this making change worksheet, students read about how to make change, then determine the correct amount of change for 4 items when paid with a given amount. 
Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Making Change

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students can practice counting coins and making change in this interactive web lesson.
Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: School Store

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students can practice subtraction with regrouping using decimals as they make change.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Change Due

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson explains what making change is, contains a game and other resources to help you practice this important skill.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Money Game: Counting Money

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Students solve money word problems and count correct change to answer the questions.
Unknown Type
Lizard Point Quizzes

Lizardpoint: Buy It With the Little Farmer

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an engaging math money game that helps students on three different levels master the concept of paying for various items.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Coin Box

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn how to count, collect, exchange, and make change for coins by manipulating coins using an array representation.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Money Practice

For Teachers 1st - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This money practice flipchart can be used as a whole group or center activity. It is designed to offer practice for learning how to make change from a word problem.