Counting Coins and Coin Value

Links verified on 7/26/09

1. Adding Nickels and Pennies - find the sum of the coins
2. Adding Dimes and Pennies - find the sum of the coins
3. Adding Dimes, Nickels and Pennies - find the sum of the coins
4. Change It! - practice adding up all of your coins - You select the number of problems that you want to use as well as the number of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars that may appear in each problem. You may elect to express your questions in words only, coins only, or a combination of both
5. Change Maker - Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay for something. Select Easy for problems involving less than $1.00
6. Coins for Candy - identify, know the value of, and compare the values of a penny, nickel, and dime
7. Counting Change - a match game, counting coins to find amount of change and matching it with numerical number
8. Counting Coins - up to 5¢, up to 20¢, up to 50¢, up to 99¢, customize amounts - from FreeMathTest
9. Counting Money - Harcourt School - Count the total of coins and type in the amount.
10. Counting Money - Help Kristen, Ryan, or Evan with their shopping. Six pages of problems are available; three easy and three hard.
11. Discovering Coin Values - a target amount is given and students drag coins to the slide to equal that amount [values over $1.00 used occasionally]
12. Grandpa's Game - count money
13. How Much Money is This? - count by 10's (dimes) up to $1.00
14. Let's Count Money - coin value problems occasionally display amounts greater than 50¢ but never more than $1.00. This site uses both sides of the coins! [caution: some of the reverse side coin images are slightly smaller]
15. Let's Go Shopping - estimate by rounding to the nearest dollar as they shop
16. Lunch Lady - The Lunch Lady (you) must total the three items on ten lunch trays (one at a time) in three minutes. [Advanced, amounts up to $5.00 used ]
17. Money Flashcards - Coins and bills, or just coins, are displayed and students determine the value. Best used as a whole class review; this is not a game with an end. Occasionally values greater than $1.00 are displayed.
18. Money Review - three levels for counting money review
19. Piggy Bank - As coins drop students click on the right coins to equal some target amount. Two games are available; easy or hard.
20. School Store - subtract using decimals as they make change. Regrouping will be required
21. Scottie Nickel's Change Maker - become a human CoinStar machine - Calculate the total amount of change the customer has. Next, think of a way to make $1.75 with as few coins as possible.
22. Spending Spree - Pick the item that you would like to buy. Then choose the correct amount of coins you need to pay for that item. This game has 10 questions.
23. That's Right - estimate measurements in real-world problems using money
24. Too Much Noise - Students determine the fewest number of coins needed to produce a given amount.
25. Tutorials - select the coin (or combinations) you want your students to practice
26. Which Coin? - Students select the coin that completes the total needed..