Grades 2–3
Write Money Amounts
Twelve amounts to write two ways: “three dollars and forty cents” becomes $3.40, and $5.07 becomes words.
Math worksheet · Money counting and making change
Half Dollars and Dollar Coins
Meet the half dollar (50¢) and the dollar coin ($1), then count six groups of coins up to $3.
- 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
“Look at the coin key. Count the coins, biggest first. Write the total with a $.”
Words on this sheet
halfdollaronequarterhalf dollardollar coindimecentfivecents
Teacher tip
Most kids have never seen these coins. Bring one in or show a photo.
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
- How do you count up to find change?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Ask kids to count the coins in a jar at home with a grown-up.
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