Math worksheet · Money counting and making change

Count Bills to $100

Eight groups of $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills to count, up to $100. Start with the biggest bills.

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Grade level
Grades 2–3
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 bills. Start with the twenties, then tens, fives and ones.”

Words on this sheet

twentyfivetenone

Teacher tip

Play money in envelopes lets kids count each group by hand before writing the total.

How to use it

  • Set up a pretend store with the prices from the sheet.
  • Write cents and dollars side by side on the board: 75¢ and $0.75.
  • Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.

Watch for

Writing $5.7 for $5.07. The cents always take two digits.

Talk about it

  • What is the fewest coins you could use to make this?
  • Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?

Take it further

Plan a pretend party on a budget using a store flyer.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.

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