Grades 2–3
Price Tags: Add Two Things
Eight pairs of price tags. Kids add the two prices to find what both things cost together.
Math worksheet · Money counting and making change
Write Money Amounts
Twelve amounts to write two ways: “three dollars and forty cents” becomes $3.40, and $5.07 becomes words.
- 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
“Write each amount with a $ and a dot, or in words. The cents always take two digits!”
Teacher tip
Point out that cents always take two digits, so seven cents is .07.
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
- Where do people still use coins?
- 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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