Counting Money
measurement · counting pennies, nickels, and dimes
To count money – pennies, nickels, and dimes only [2.MD.C.8].
Counting Money is a Grade 2 coin-counting game focused on pennies, nickels, and dimes. Students take a random handful of coins, determine the total value, and record their thinking while the group checks the result. Each turn presents a different mix, so students repeatedly practice combining coin values rather than memorizing one fixed set.
This works well for small-group money practice when students need fluency counting mixed coins. Encourage them to group like coins or count by tens, fives, and ones and explain the strategy they chose. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate the lesson for Counting Money. No credit card; free accounts include 3 lesson generations for life.
- Grades:
- 2
- Players:
- 5 players
- Materials:
- paper
- Classroom use:
- small group
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