Grades 3–4
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.
Math worksheet · Money counting and making change
Price Tags: Add Two Things
Eight pairs of price tags. Kids add the two prices to find what both things cost together.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- 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
“Add the two prices. Line up the dots. Write the total.”
Teacher tip
Ask kids to estimate first: is the total more or less than five dollars?
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
Plan a pretend party on a budget using a store flyer.
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