2nd grade · Math · Unit 11 of 16
Dollars & Cents
Count coins and bills
What your child practices
US money: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills. Counting a handful of coins, making an amount, and word problems with the ¢ and $ signs.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: M.2.Q.MD.8 · solving word problems with dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, using the $ and ¢ symbols
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Penny 1¢, nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢, dollar $1 (100¢).
- Count the biggest coins first.
- Then count on with the smaller coins.
Example: A quarter, a dime, a nickel and 2 pennies. How much? 25¢, then 35¢, then 40¢. 2 pennies more: 41¢, 42¢. Answer: 42¢
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
1 dollar bill and 2 quarters. How much money?
- $2.50
- $1.50
- $1.25
- $1.75
$1.50
Hint: Count the dollars, then count on 25¢ for each quarter.
Question 2
How much is one quarter worth?
- 50¢
- 25¢
- 1¢
- 10¢
25¢
Hint: A penny is 1¢, a nickel 5¢, a dime 10¢ and a quarter 25¢.
Question 3
Noah pays for a $6 book with a $10 bill. How much change?
- $5
- $16
- $4
- $7
$4
Hint: Count up from $6 to $10, or take away: 10 − 6.
Question 4
Which coin is worth the most?
quarter
Hint: Size can fool you: a dime is small but worth more than a nickel or a penny.
Question 5
How many quarters make one dollar?
- 4
- 5
- 9
- 3
4
Hint: One dollar is 100¢. Count by 25s to 100.
Question 6
How much money is this?
- 45¢
- 46¢
- 56¢
- 41¢
46¢
Hint: Start with the biggest one and count on: 25¢, 10¢, 5¢, 5¢, 1¢.