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  • Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting out the total value for a set of coins can be very challenging for students who struggle with money. Here is a video showing how to use a WORD document table a former colleague and I created to support students in a life skills class. The video shows how this handout is used but…

  • Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting out the total value of a set of coins can be challenging for some students. A strategy to address this is a modified 100s chart with images of coins and decimal values. Versions of handouts There are 4 versions, listed in the order I used them with my students. I suggest you start with…

  • Worksheet Websites I Use and Recommend

    The following are screen shots of online math worksheet websites I use. The variety and the options in the criteria you select for your worksheets for some of these sites allows for differentiation in the classroom.   I will start with my favorite site, Math-Aids.com. This site allows for dynamic selection of criteria for each…

  • Counting Money as a Game

    The Allowance Game is retail game tailored to students who are learning to count money.   I revised it to make it more authentic and more functional. I changed some money amounts to necessitate the use of pennies (see below) I use real dollars and cents to provide more opportunities to handle real money I…

  • Adding Money First Steps

    The following shows steps to introducing the concept of the value of money and of adding coins. The concept of a dime is presented as 10 pennies (see below). The dime is compared to a penny, nickel and quarter using these representations. Repeated use of these representations leads into an intuitive understanding of the coins.…