Counting Money

Aligned to 2.MD.C.8 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

What this lesson teaches

Coins have different values: penny 1¢, nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢. Count by starting with the biggest coins.

Example 1

1 quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel = 25 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 50¢.

Example 2

3 dimes and 4 pennies = 10 + 10 + 10 + 4 = 34¢. Count the bigger coins first, then add the pennies.

Example 3

4 quarters = 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100¢, which is the same as one dollar. Write it as $1.00.

Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

Las monedas tienen diferentes valores: centavo 1¢, níquel 5¢, dime 10¢, cuarto 25¢. Empieza a contar con las monedas de mayor valor.

Ejemplo 1: 1 cuarto, 2 dimes, 1 níquel = 25 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 50¢.

Ejemplo 2: 3 monedas de 10¢ y 4 de 1¢ = 10 + 10 + 10 + 4 = 34¢. Cuenta primero las monedas grandes y luego los centavos.

Ejemplo 3: 4 monedas de 25¢ = 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100¢, que es lo mismo que un dólar. Se escribe $1.00.

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