Make Your Own Coin Bank!
Here's a coin bank craft that's designed to build connections to early reading, social studies, and math. And who knows--save up those pennies and nickels week by week, and your child may have saved a nice bit of change by second grade!
Play Pennies, Dimes, Dollar!
This 100th Day of School, have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!
Flip a Coin
Want to help your little one get familiar with the practice of tossing a coin toss while practicing basic probability? Challenge your child to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.
Make Money Make "Cents" to Your Second Grader
Learning about money and working with various monetary values is not only an important part of growing up for your child, but it's also a great way for her to hone her math skills. Try playing this game with your second grader the next time you've got some change lying around.
Build Animal Piggy Banks!
Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank - or you can use your imagination to create others.
Counting Coins Game
Learning to add money is tough because it combines addition and abstract concepts. Help your 2nd grader learn about it while playing a fun game.
Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
In this activity, help your kindergartner become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.
Counting Money Activity
Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.
Menu Math
Got a stack of take-out menus sitting in a drawer in your kitchen? Pull them out for this game of "restaurant" which will reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.
Learn the Basics: Time and Money
Time and money are two of the necessities of life, but for your child the abstract nature of these concepts probably make them a mystery. Incorporate time and money activities into his everyday life to make them easier to grasp.
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