This is a little rhyme that we say during our daily calendar activities in first grade to help remember the names of the coins and their values. Ask you child to say it for you and do the hand motions:
Penny penny easily spent,
Copper, brown, and worth one cent.
Nickel nickel thick and fat,
You're worth five cents,
I know that!
Dime dime, little and thin,
I remember you're worth ten!
Quarter quarter BIG and BOLD,
You're worth twenty-five cents
I am told!
Try having your child count coin amounts at home. Start with combinations of like coins and then mixed coin combinations. For a challenge give them an amount and have them try to show it to you using the fewest amount of coins possible or try having them making change.
Mrs. McAuliffe
