One area I've noticed that a lot of the kids could work on is recognizing and counting coins. Forget the pennies I guess- they're on their way out! In grade two we only need to know dimes and nickels. The dimes could be related to the "tens" in bigger numbers up to one hundred. Some students are fine with money but there are a few who really need much more experience with money. Let them pay for small amounts at the store. Teach them to expect change. Have them count the dimes and nickels in your wallet. Don't forget to use the names of the coins. I've noticed that some students can count the coins but don't refer to them by the proper name- they will say 5 tens instead of 5 dimes. Garage sales are the perfect place for kids to learn about money. They can buy some little cheap thing for under a buck and let them count out their own change to pay. I know that letting them pay with a loonie is easier but it doesn't give your child the experience with coins that they need.
Now if only it would warm up and we could actually go to a garage sale! Have a good weekend!
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