Students drop coins and bills into a tray and watch the total build — learning to count mixed money and to count on to make change.
Students will be able to…
You have a handful of coins. What’s the fastest way to count them up — and how do you know how much change you’re owed?
Project this and drop in coins and dollars. Count the biggest first and watch the running total — then challenge students to hit an exact amount.
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A handful of coins — how much is it?
Teacher models counting mixed money.
Class drives the Money Tray.
Students count and make change.
Build one exact total together.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, including the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols (foundational).
Solve word problems involving money, including problems requiring making change.
Solve two-step word problems using the four operations.
Reason quantitatively when combining and comparing money amounts.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Set up items with price tags and let students “buy” with play money, counting totals and making change for each other. A printable price-card set is in the Math library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.