Money money money

We have spent the last month working on  money. I have always had kiddos struggle with this because it's tricky. So we have taken our time! I have also had a lot of fun extending money for my high kids.

We started by making flip charts in our math journals so the kids could identify the coins.

Then we wrote out how we can determine the differences between the coins.

Then we started counting groups of coins.

We matched the coins to the prices!

They played I have who has with money.

Some of them struggled with switching from counting 25s then 10s then 5s. We made a key on the hundreds chart to refer to in our journals.

The few that still struggled, I introduced touch points! We used expo markers to write on the coins.

We practiced finding two ways to find the same amount.

We also practiced using the least amount of coins to find amounts.

Then we worked on counting a dollar and more.

Spend and earn...they said hey this is just like monopoly!

They practiced counting by rolling a number and letter dice to remove coins from their board. Whoever had the most money at the end won!

They practiced trading in money for  coins worth more with the game trading up!

Whoever gets to a dollar first is the winner!

We practiced buying from the store! Each animal had a different amount and the students had to determine what they could buy!

We have a couple more days to practice but I have been proud of how well they have picked up counting and using money!