Coin Chart
Each coin has a name and a value. Bigger coins are not always worth more!
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How to do it
- Look at each coin.
- Say its name and value.
- See what other coins it equals.
Teaching tip
Have real coins nearby to match to the chart. Feeling the bumpy edges helps.
About this chart
Penny, nickel, dime and quarter: what they look like, what they are worth and what they equal.
What kids practice
Kids learn to tell the four US coins apart and know what each is worth. A penny is 1 cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents and a quarter 25 cents. Then they count small groups of coins by starting with the biggest one and counting on. Common Core puts coins in 2nd grade (2.MD.C.8), but many first-grade classrooms start them early, so these sheets are a head start.
Watch for
- Thinking a nickel is worth more than a dime because it's bigger.
- Counting each coin as 1 instead of by its value.
- Starting with the pennies, which makes counting on much harder.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full coins guide for 1st grade.
