Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Math Activity: Counting Pennies and Nickels
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of counting pennies and nickels. Immediate feedback is given.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Community: My Money Book
Learn the names of the different coins, how people get money, and what they do with it. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This chart is designed to assess students' prior knowledge of coin recognition and then introduce a technique for adding pennies, nickels and dimes that equal 100 cents or less.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Making Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will drag various coins and paper money to count up to make change. They will also solve real life situations to make change.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Let's Find Out About Money
In this multisensory instructional activity, 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...
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.
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.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Technology and Coin Making
The Franklin Institute Online provides an easy-to-read history of the technology used to make coins down through history, including machines used today.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money Dollars and Cents
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to chose the correct coins to best represent the amount given.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Change Due
This lesson explains what making change is, contains a game and other resources to help you practice this important skill.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Writing the Value of the Money in Each Purse
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice looking at a picture of a purse and determining the total value of money in the purse.
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: The First Law of Motion: The Tower of Coins
Students learn about inertia in this simple experiment. They create a stack of twelve round objects, beginning with nickels, and try to remove the bottom object without toppling the tower. Various tools are provided for them to use for...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Millersville Mall
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use the concept of counting pennies and nickels to shop at the Millersville Mall.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is to help familiarize first grade students with the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. They will learn a poem to help remember what each coin looks like and its value. They will also work...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Show Me the Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews values of coins and coin combinations.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Let's Go Shopping
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to count change and dollars to pay for different items. Use this flipchart in addition to your lesson or as a center activity.
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Lets Go Shopping With Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students count out coins to pay for different items and different ways you can write cents. There are various items and opportunities for students can practice shopping. This makes a great center activity.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Flavor Fiesta: Money Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate money through an ice cream parlor activity. Students will determine the cost of an ice cream sundae using a recipe and price list. Students will use their Activotes to select...
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.