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A Neat Little Coin Sorting Activity

Considering how today's money is no longer exactly alike - with coins having different pictures on them - this is an excellent source. AND a FREE PRINTABLE HERE!

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Coins, Part Four: A Quarter = 25 Cents

To finish our study of coins, money, and counting, here is the quarter. Click on the worksheet below for the full size image you can save and print.

First, have them color the quarters.

Next, have them write 25 cents on each coin.

Finally, have them group the coins into sets of 4, emphasizing that 4 quarters equal one dollar.  Since there are 40 quarters, they will end up with 8 groups or $8. As always, be sure to show them as many versions of the quarter as possible (including versions of the other coins) to show them how they differ and how they are similar.

Coins, Part Three: A Dime = 10 Cents

Here is the dime if you wish to include it in your study of money and counting. The worksheet below is full size. Just click and save to print it out.

First, have the children color the dimes.

Next, have them write 10 cents on each coin. *Note: Having them chant, "A dime equals ten cents." every time they write it helps them remember.

Finally, see if they can group the dimes into sets of 10. Emphasize that 10 dimes equals 1 dollar. There are 40 dimes, so they will end up with 4 sets, or 4 dollars.

Coins, Part Two: A Nickel = 5 Cents

Continuing with learning money, here is the nickle. Of course, I didn't introduce this until we were first able to count to 25. The worksheet below is full size. Just click on the image for the sheet you can save and print.

First, color the coins.

Next, write 5 cents on each coin.

Then, have them circle the nickles into groups of 2, teaching them that 2 nickles = 1 dime, or 10 cents.

Finally, for those who need to be challenged, have them group the coins in groups of 5, to tell them that 5 nickles = a quarter, 25 cents. There are 40 coins, so there will be 20 groups of 2, and 8 groups of 5.

Coins, Part One: A Penny = 1 Cent

Although teaching money value isn't part of our curriculum, it may be in yours. Either way, teaching about it is helpful in many ways, including creating sets, re-grouping, counting, one-to-one correspondence, and addition.

This is the initial worksheet I created. If you click on it, you'll get a full 8.5x11 in. version you can print out.

After you introduce the penny as equaling one cent, you have the children color the pennies.

Next, have them write 1 cent on each coin, using the cent symbol.

Finally, explain to them that 5 pennies equal 5 cents, which is the same thing as a nickel. Have them draw circles around each group of 5. There are 40 pennies on this sheet, so they'll end up with 8 groups. (If you have gifted children who need the challenge, let them use a different color marker to group them in sets of 10 to equal dimes.)

Don't forget to bring in several versions of the coin so they can see that the penny differs slightly, and isn't one set picture. Or, better yet, tell everyone that for their homework assignment, the day before you plan to introduce this concept, they each need to bring a penny.