Coin Counting
At three- or four-years-old, your child is probably not ready to start counting money. However, this is a good time to help her begin to recognize the different coins. Try this activity to give her a bit of practice with coin recognition as well as graphing.
Begin by drawing a grid of lines on a plain sheet of paper. Squares should be one inch by one inch. You only need four columns so if you use a regular piece of 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper, you can cut it in half, but leave it eleven inches tall. Tape a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter along the bottom row of the graph.
Next, grab a handful of coins, and have your child sort them with you by placing them on the appropriate columns of the graph. Be sure to use the correct coin names when referring to the money. When all of the coins have been sorted, ask your child questions about the graph such as, “Which coin has the most?”, ”How many nickels are there?”, and “Which column is the shortest?”
Once your child can correctly identify all of the coins, repeat this activity using 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, and 25¢ along the bottom of the graph instead of the actual coins.
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Written by BRWI Staff on January 7, 2011
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