Cash Counter Slides
Cash Counter Essentials
Mastering Money with Visual Steps
Meeting the Coins
1¢
Penny
Brown & Small
Value: 1¢
5¢
Nickel
Silver & Thick
Value: 5¢
10¢
Dime
Silver & Smallest
Value: 10¢
25¢
Quarter
Silver & Large
Value: 25¢
Counting Same Coins
Step 1: Write the number under each coin.
10¢
10
10¢
20
10¢
30
= 30¢
Nickels
Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20...
Dimes
Count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40...
Making Simple Change
The Shop Rule
1
Give the clerk your money.
2
Clerk takes away the price.
3
What is left over is your Change!
Example
Pay: $1.00
Price: - $0.75
Change: $0.25
Ready to Practice?
Grab your worksheets! Remember to look for the "Visual Steps" to help you solve each problem.
Money Match Worksheet
Money Match
Identification & Price Match
Name:
Date:
1
Circle the correct name
1¢
Penny
Dime
5¢
Quarter
Nickel
25¢
Quarter
Penny
$1
$1 Bill
$5 Bill
2
Circle the correct coins
$0.10
10¢
1¢
1¢
$0.02
5¢
1¢
1¢
$0.25
25¢
10¢
10¢
Check the color and the size!
Pennies are the only BROWN coins.
Coin Count Worksheet
Coin Counter
Adding Same-Denomination Coins
Name:
Date:
5, 10, 15 Nickels
10, 20, 30 Dimes
25, 50, 75 Quarters
1 Write the value under each coin, then find the total.
10¢
10¢
10¢
=
___ ¢
2 Count the Nickels by 5s.
5¢
5¢
5¢
5¢
=
___ ¢
3 Count the Quarters by 25s.
25¢
25¢
=
___ ¢
4 Count the Pennies by 1s.
1¢
1¢
1¢
1¢
1¢
=
___ ¢
Use your chart at the top!
Change Maker Worksheet
Change Maker
Simple Shopping & Change
Name:
Date:
How to find Change:
- 1. Look at how much you PAY.
- 2. SUBTRACT the price of the item.
- 3. The answer is your CHANGE.
Math Setup
Pay: $1.00
Price: - $0.60
Change: $ 0.40
Carton of Milk
Price: $0.50 | Pay: $1.00
Pay: $1.00
Price:
-$
Change: $ ____
Big Cookie
Price: $0.75 | Pay: $1.00
Pay: $1.00
Price:
-$
Change: $ ____
Arcade Game
Price: $0.25 | Pay: $1.00
Pay: $1.00
Price:
-$
Change: $ ____
Pro Tip: 100¢ is the same as $1.00!