Grades 3–4
Round Money to the Nearest Dollar
Twenty prices to round to the nearest dollar, then four shopping lists to estimate with the rounded prices.
Math worksheet · Money counting and making change
Make Change from $5, $10 and $20
Ten things to buy with a $5, $10 or $20 bill. Kids subtract or count up to find the change.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 20 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
“Subtract the price from the money you pay. Or count up from the price!”
Printed on the sheet:
- Count up: from $6.35, 65¢ more makes $7.00, then $3.00 more makes $10.00. Your change is $3.65.
Words on this sheet
You buyPriceYou paya yo-yoa lunch boxa hata paint seta T-shirta toy trucka balla puzzlea bookYour change
Teacher tip
Let kids choose: subtract, or count up like a cashier. Both are right.
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
Ask kids to count the coins in a jar at home with a grown-up.
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