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Online math resources: counting coins and money

Money

The One Dollar Store
Choose enough of the quarters, dimes, nickles, and pennies to make up the exact price of a toy.
www.smartygames.com/igre/game.php?dir=math&file=learnMoney

Change Maker
Determine how many of each denomination you need to make the exact change.  Good and clear pictures!  Playable in US, Canadian, Mexican, UK, or Australian money.
www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

Using Money
Drag the right amount of coins and bills (US) to the answer space to match given amount.  Pictures look a little fuzzy.
www.mathcats.com/microworlds/usingmoney.html

Math Mammoth Money (US) A self-teaching worktext for 1st-3rd grade that covers counting coins, shopping, adding money amounts, and finding change. Available as an affordable download ($3.25), and also as a printed copy. Also available for Canadian, British, Australian, and European money. => Learn more and see the free samples!

Counting Money Activity from Harcourt
Count the coin value and type it in the box and click 'Check'.
www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money

Cash Out
Click on money icons (US bills and coins) until you have given back the exact change.
www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.html

Cash Out
Give correct change by clicking on the bills and coins.
www.mrnussbaum.com/cashd.htm

Piggy Bank
When coins fall from the top of the screen, choose those that add up to the given amount, and the piggy bank fills.
fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html

Sweet Shopping
Piggy Bank game, shopping to a budget, pick and mix, and correct change activities for British money.
demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=9

Coins and Medals from U.S. Mint
History and pictures of the circulating coins, commemorative coins, Native American $1 Coin Program, and the Presidential $1 Coin Program. Learn also how coins are made and take a virtual tour around the mint.
www.usmint.gov/kids/coinsMedals

Karma Tycoon
A free real-time financial strategy game. Users run nonprofit organizations (homeless shelters, animal shelters, youth centers, senior centers, and performing arts centers) in different cities across the US. Players apply for grants and loans (and learn the difference between them). With successful management of funds, players are given additional grants and donations, enabling their organization to grow.
www.karmatycoon.com

MinyanLand
A virtual town where you play games and make friends, while learning about earning, saving, spending and giving. You start out with $50,000 in MinyanMoney and a Condo worth $50,000. You can spend your money, invest your money, and earn more MinyanMoney by playing games or doing real-life chores your parents assign you.
www.minyanland.com

Financial Literacy for Students
Articles for several levels about being financially-savvy. Topics include shopping, coins, budgeting, credit card responsibility, how to save and invest, and more. Also includes a financial strategy game called Karma Tycoon.
www.hotchalk.com/mydesk/index.php/financial-literacy-for-students-list

Math Mammoth Money (US) A self-teaching worktext for 1st-3rd grade that covers counting coins, shopping, adding money amounts, and finding change. Available as an affordable download ($3.25), and also as a printed copy. Also available for Canadian, British, Australian, and European money. => Learn more and see the free samples!

Worksheets and printables

Money worksheets (US)
Free printable worksheets for counting coins and bills. You can choose which coins are included, how many coins/bills maximum are included, how many problems, etc. Also available for Australian and Canadian monies.
www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/money.php

Money worksheets
Printable worksheets for matching coins with their names, writing coin names, and counting coins totals.
www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/math/money

Counting Coins worksheets
Generate PDF worksheets for counting pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Lots of options, such as show heads or tails or both.
www.worksheetworks.com/math/money/counting-change-advanced.html

Budget Worksheets
Budget sheets for the home, travel, pets, and a customizable form, available in Excel spreadsheets, PDF, and HTML.
www.budgetworksheets.org

Currency Clipart Collection
US coins and bills photos with various presidents.
misyte3.tripod.com/clipart/id47.html

Money Instructor
Checkbook math exercises and worksheets.  Checkbook to print, writing dollars and cents worksheet, checking account deposit, checkbook transactions, word problems.
www.moneyinstructor.com/checks.asp

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