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2nd Grade Money

by Me2

Feb 20, 2014

Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions on teaching money to 2nd graders? I've had difficulty year after year. Specifically, I'm wondering what everyone has done in terms of supplementing textbooks with other things. (counting, equivalent amounts, using fewest coins, calculating change, buying and prices) Thanks in advance!

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Judy2/CA I had a set of coin stamps. I used them to stamp the coins on unlined index cards. Then each student got several cards with a variety of coins. They cut out the coins(not around each coin but more like a square around the coin so they could be seen easily) and kept them in a sandwich baggie and stored them in their pencil boxes or in their desk. We...See MoreI had a set of coin stamps. I used them to stamp the coins on unlined index cards. Then each student got several cards with a variety of coins. They cut out the coins(not around each coin but more like a square around the coin so they could be seen easily) and kept them in a sandwich baggie and stored them in their pencil boxes or in their desk. We used them a lot, e.g. going to recess cost $.72 - they had to put coins with a value of 72 on their desk. If they were right they lined up for recess. If not they tried again. They could be used throughout the year even after we were done with the money unit. I bought mine at our local teachers' store but I'm sure they can be found in teaching supplies catalogues.

On 3/18/14, Sara wrote: > On 2/20/14, Me2 wrote: >> Hi, >> Does anyone have any suggestions on teaching money to 2nd >> graders? I've had difficulty year after year. Specifically, >> I'm wondering what everyone has done in terms of >> supplementing textbooks with other things. >> (counting, equivalent amounts, using fewest coins, >> calculating change, buying and prices) >> Thanks in advance! > > There is a Money Unit at a website that's called Busy Teachers > Café - it has a lovely poem for children to help them learn > the coins and some other good ideas on that page. > > The underlying issue is that we can't counterfeit coins... and > we can't use real coins because they disappear... Some > teachers I know ask the kids to each bring in a penny, nickel > and dime but that leads to problems too. > > I have a set of laminated images of coins - I inherited these > from the teacher whose room I have - she must have gone to > some work to make them. But they're Great! She left me as well > plastic fruit and cereal boxes etc. so we can have a store and > they can use their 'money' to buy things. > > I'm sure you could make laminated images of coins but it will > take some scissors work. I looked all over the Net to try to > find a place where you might be a set of them but no luck. > > poker chips, fake plastic coins etc. don't work - it's just > too confusing. You need something that looks like the real > thing and that really does help.

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