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Pay your child an allowance, in coins. Elementary-aged students need lots of practice counting coins. If their allowance is a dollar, give it in four quarters one time, ten dimes another time, 20 nickels another.
Then, start to mix it up.
How many different ways can dimes, nickels, pennies and quarters be combined to make a dollar?
Show how many dimes, nickels and pennies can be combined to make a quarter.
Look at the prices of cans of food, have your child count out the number of coins needed to buy a can.
Some people have suggested that we no longer need pennies. Have a dinner table discussion about the pros and cons of eliminating pennies.
