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Directions

Gather one five-dollar bill and five one-dollar bills per child. Children might create their own pretend paper money with paper, pens, and crayons or markers.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 1 – WHAT IS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL?

Children identify the five-dollar bill.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of the five-dollar bill. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up the five-dollar bill and recite, ‘1 five-dollar bill is worth 5 one-dollar bills.’

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of one-dollar bills and a five-dollar bill.

• Ask children to group five one-dollar bills together.
• Tell children to move 1 five-dollar bill next to the 5 one-dollar bills. Have them recite, ‘1 five-dollar bill is worth 5 one-dollar bills.’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, ‘A game costs 8 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the game.’
• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, ‘A vase costs 6 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the vase.’
• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, ‘A statue costs 9 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the statue.’

Directions
Gather 100 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, 4 quarters, and 1 one-dollar bill per child. Children might create their own pretend paper money with paper, pens, and crayons or markers.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and one-dollar bills.

• Ask children to group 100 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 1 one-dollar bill next to the 100 pennies. Have them recite, ‘1 one-dollar bill is worth 100 pennies.’
• Tell children to remove the pennies and to move 4 quarters next to the dollar. Have them recite, ‘4 quarters are worth 1 dollar.’
• Tell children to remove the quarters and to move 10 dimes next to the dollar. Have them recite, ’10 dimes are worth 1 dollar.’
• Tell children to remove the dimes and to move 20 nickels next to the dollar. Have them recite, ’20 nickels are worth 1 dollar.’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

Play store with children, where children show the amount of money required to buy pretend items.

• Give each child 1 dollar, 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A scissors costs 1 dollar and 42 cents. Show me which bills and coins you must give to the cashier to purchase the scissors.’
• Give each child 1 dollar, 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A toy dump truck costs 1 dollar and 63 cents. Show me which bills and coins you must give to the cashier to purchase the truck.’
• Give each child 1 dollar, 3 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A fairy wand costs 1 dollar and 84 cents. Show me which bills and coins you must give to the cashier to purchase the wand.’

Directions

Gather 25 pennies, 5 nickels, 2 dimes, and 3 quarters per child.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 1 – WHAT IS A QUARTER?

Children identify the quarter.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of a quarter. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up a penny and recite, ‘1 penny is worth 1 cent.’
• Have children hold up a nickel and recite, ‘1 nickel is worth 5 cents.’
• Have children hold up a dime and recite, ‘1 dime is worth 10 cents.’
• Have children hold up a quarter and recite, ‘1 quarter is worth 25 cents.’

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

• Ask children to group 25 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 1 quarter next to the 25 pennies. Have them recite, ‘1 quarter is worth 25 pennies.’
• Tell children to remove the pennies and to move 5 nickels next to the quarter. Have them recite, ‘5 nickels are worth 1 quarter.’
• Tell children to remove the nickels and to move 2 dimes and 1 nickel next to the 1 quarter. Have them recite, ‘2 dimes and 1 nickel are worth 1 quarter.’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

Play store with children, where children show the amount of money required to buy pretend items.

• Give each child 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A pen costs 42 cents. Show me which coins you must give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A toy boat costs 63 cents. Show me which coins you must give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 3 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A bell pepper costs 84 cents. Show me which coins you must give to the cashier.’

Directions

Gather 100 pennies, 2 nickels, and 10 dimes per child.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 1 – WHAT IS A DIME?

Children identify the dime.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of a dime. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up a penny and recite, ‘1 penny is worth 1 cent.’
• Have children hold up a nickel and recite, ‘1 nickel is worth 5 cents.’
• Have children hold up a dime and recite, ‘1 dime is worth 10 cents.’

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes.

• Ask children to group 10 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 2 nickels next to the 10 pennies. Have them recite, ‘2 nickels are worth 10 pennies.’
• Tell children to move 1 dime next to the 2 nickels and 10 pennies. Have them recite, ‘1 dime is worth 2 nickels’ and ‘1 dime is worth 10 pennies.’
• Ask children to group 25 pennies together.
• Tell children to move two dimes and 1 nickel next to the 25 pennies. Have them recite, ‘2 dimes and 1 nickel are worth 25 pennies.’
• Ask children to group 100 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 10 dimes next to the 100 pennies. Have them recite, ’10 dimes are worth 100 pennies.’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

Play store with children, where children show the amount of money required to buy pretend items.

• Give each child 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A carrot costs 18 cents. Show me which coins must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A plum costs 36 cents. Show me which coins must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 5 dimes, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A pear costs 59 cents. Show me which coins must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 9 dimes, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘An orange costs 97 cents. Show me which coins must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 10 dimes. Say to children, ‘A toy dinosaur costs 24 cents. Show me how many dimes you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies and nickels should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 10 dimes. Say to children, ‘An egg costs 45 cents. Show me how many dimes you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies and nickels should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 10 dimes. Say to children, ‘A book costs 87 cents. Show me how many dimes you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies and nickels should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 10 dimes. Say to children, ‘A bunch of grapes costs 90 cents. Show me how many dimes you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies and nickels should the cashier give to you as change?’

Directions

Gather 20 nickels and 100 pennies per child.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 1 – WHAT IS A NICKEL?

Children identify the nickel.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of a nickel. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up a nickel and recite, ‘1 nickel is worth 5 cents.’

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of pennies and nickels.

• Ask children to group 5 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 1 nickel next to the 5 pennies. Have them recite, ‘1 nickel is worth 5 pennies.’
• Ask children to group 10 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 2 nickels next to the 10 pennies. Have them recite, ‘2 nickels are worth 10 pennies.’
• Ask children to group 25 pennies together.
• Tell children to move 5 nickels next to the 25 pennies. Have them recite, ‘5 nickels are worth 25 pennies.’
• Ask children to group 100 pennies together.
• Ask children to divide the 100 pennies into 4 groups of 25.
• Tell children to move 20 nickels next to the 100 pennies. Have them recite, ’20 nickels are worth 100 pennies.’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

Play store with children, where children show the amount of money required to buy pretend items.

• Give each child 2 nickels and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A toy ring costs 8 cents. Show me how many nickels and pennies must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 5 nickels and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A toy monkey costs 24 cents. Show me how many nickels and pennies must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 10 nickels and 5 pennies. Say to children, ‘A banana costs 42 cents. Show me how many nickels and pennies must you give to the cashier.’
• Give each child 2 nickels. Say to children, ‘A piece of candy costs 9 cents. Show me how many nickels you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 5 nickels. Say to children, ‘A piece of candy costs 21 cents. Show me how many nickels you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 10 nickels. Say to children, ‘A piece of candy costs 47 cents. Show me how many nickels you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies should the cashier give to you as change?’
• Give each child 20 nickels. Say to children, ‘A peach costs 87 cents. Show me how many nickels you must pay to the cashier. How many pennies should the cashier give to you as change?’

Yes, I am aware that the penny has been discontinued. However, I believe that the exercises will still benefit the child in learning to count and do math.

Directions

Gather 100 pennies per child. If need be, substitute another item for the penny

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

STEP 1 – WHAT IS A PENNY?

Children identify the penny. This is a good time to explain that the penny was available in the US for many years. However, it has since been discontinued.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of a penny. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up a penny and recite, ‘1 penny is worth 1 cent.’

STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate pennies.

• Ask children to group 5 pennies together.
• Have children group 10 pennies together.
• Ask children to divide the 10 pennies into 2 groups of 5.
• Have children group 25 pennies together.
• Ask children to divide the 25 pennies into 5 groups of 5.
• Have children group 100 pennies together.
• Ask children to divide the 100 pennies into 10 groups of 10.
• Ask children to divide the 100 pennies into 4 groups of 25.
• Have children divide the 100 pennies into 5 groups of 20.
• Ask children, ‘How many cents is one penny worth?’

STEP 3 – PLAY STORE

Play store with children, where children show the amount of money required to buy pretend items.

• Say to children, ‘You decide to buy a toy boat for 51 cents. Show me how many pennies you must pay the cashier.’
• Say to children, ‘You decide to buy an apple for 76 cents. Show me how many pennies you must pay the cashier.’
• Say to children, ‘You decide to buy a cookie for 33 cents. Show me how many pennies you must pay the cashier.’