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Math worksheet · Money counting and making change
Can You Buy It?
Eight price tags and a handful of coins for each. Kids count the coins and decide if there is enough money.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Coin and bill values, Counting money, Making change, Decimals with money
What kids do
“Count the coins. Is it enough to pay the price? Circle yes or no.”
Words on this sheet
quarterdollarfivecentsonecentdimeYou have
Teacher tip
Ask kids how much more they would need when the answer is no.
How to use it
- Hand out real or play coins so kids can sort and count them first.
- Teach kids to count the biggest coins first, then count on.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Counting every coin as one cent or as the same value. Sort by coin first.
Talk about it
- Why is a dime worth more than a nickel when it is smaller?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Run a classroom store for a week with play money.
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