LEARNING ABOUT MONEY
Money Helpers
LEARNING ABOUT MONEY
Learning about money can be a difficult task for some children. We will begin a new unit about Money next week. This document gives you some helpers to use at home. Since not every child learns the same way, we offer several ways to teach students to count money. Knowing how to count by 5's, 10's and 25's is vital.
Look below for some tricks to counting money, including Hairs on the Head!
HELPFUL HINTS
- Help students recognize the name and value of each coin first.
- Practice counting like coins..only pennies by 1's, only nickels by 5's, only dimes by 10's, only quarters by 25's.
- Then help practice counting mixed coins. Organize coins from largest to smallest value.
- Have students write the amounts under the numbers as they count.
- Challenge students by asking them how much change they will get? or How much money do they need to buy 2 items?
What do coins look like? How much are they worth?
Counting Pennies by 1's
Counting Nickels by 5's
Counting Dimes by 10's
Counting Quarters by 25's
Counting mixed coins
Counting Out Coins
Adding Coins
HAIRS ON THE HEAD METHOD
Money can be a challenge for first graders.
Here is a little trick...
Each hair equals 5 cents. A quarter has 5 hairs, a dime two, a nickel has 1 and a penny has none. Students count by 5’s and then 1’s for the pennies.