Money, Money, Money!

This week we will be counting money and counting back change. This is very challenging for the children as they do not have too many real life opportunities to handle money. Their lunch is often prepaid and they may see their parents use debit or credit cards at the store instead of cash. Counting coins at home would be very helpful. Possibly your child could count the coins in your wallet each evening or even play store and count change back to you. What adds to the challenge is that when counting coins we must start with the coin of greatest value, but when counting back change we must start with the smallest value and count up. You may also enjoy trying the making change site in the math section of this blog for additional practice.