Race to a Dollar! {Counting Coins Freebie!}

Hi TBR friends...

It's Erin from Little Miss Primary!

I am so excited to be with you today to share one of my favorite/my readers' favorite money games!!

FOR FREE! Woohoo!!

I saw a coin counting idea in a really old issue of the Mailbox Magazine and knew that I wanted to create a similar game for my kiddos! It has been a huge hit in the classroom.

:)

The game involves identifying and adding coins to one dollar and can be supported with all kinds of manipulatives!! You could use this game in a math station, for individual practice (adapted), or as a bit of partner fun!

To Play:

Students will use a pencil and paperclip to create the spinner. Taking turns, students will spin the paperclip and add the new coins to their current total. The goal is to be the first player to make one dollar! Watch out, though--if a little lands on the "Start Over" space, they must begin back at $0.00. Bummer!!

Here is what you'll need:

Paperclip 

Pencil

Blank Paper 

The blank paper is to be used as a recording sheet. To save paper and the environment (woo!), kids could use a white board and dry erase marker, or even a dry erase marker and their desk!

(If you choose to go the desk+marker route, you will be a superstar.)

Here are optional materials that would be really great/beneficial/supportive/etc to use:

Coins--play or real, to collect as they land on various amounts

Hundreds board--if addition is a struggle, they could color in the value of collected coins

To download the freebie from TpT, click the picture below!

If you download the freebie, please leave me some feedback!!

I'd love to know what you and your kiddos think. 

Really really.

:)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your summertime, teacher friends!!

P.S. Has anyone noticed that I have only posted about mathematics?! Haha! Oops!