Count the Coins

Kindergarten, Grade 1

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Math & Movement

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Activity Instructions

Have your student begin on START HERE. Have them count the pennies on the mat. They will jump on the pennies while saying, “100 pennies is the same as one dollar.” Then, have them count the nickels on the mat and jump on the nickels while saying, “20 nickels is the same as one dollar.” Continue with the dimes, quarters, and half-dollars. Repeat the exercise. Have students replace the words “is the same as” with “is equal to.”


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