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Money unit pack (Grade 2 · CCSS 2.MD.C.8): every worksheet and exit ticket for this unit, ready to print in one go. The answer keys print at the end, each on its own page, so you can leave them off. To make a PDF, click Print and choose "Save as PDF." Games: Piggy Bank Math

Counting Coins

Grade 2 · CCSS 2.MD.C.8 · Pairs with the Piggy Bank Math game
Name
Date
Penny = 1¢   Nickel = 5¢   Dime = 10¢   Quarter = 25¢  ·  Start with the biggest coins and count up. 100¢ = $1.00

Key vocabulary

Part A: How much money?

1.
Total: ¢
2.
Total: ¢
3.
Total: ¢
4.
Total: $

Part B: Make the amount (draw or write the coins)

5. Make 41¢.
6. Make 60¢ using only quarters and dimes.
7. Make 30¢ with the fewest coins you can.
Number of coins:
8. Make 75¢ two different ways.

Part C: Word problems

9. Mia has 2 quarters and 2 dimes. How much money does she have?
Answer: ¢
10. A pencil costs 35¢. Ben pays with 2 quarters. How much change does he get?
Answer: ¢
11. Leo has 80¢. He buys a sticker for 45¢. How much does he have left?
Answer: ¢
12. Find the mistake. Sam has 3 dimes and 1 nickel. Sam says, "I have 4 cents." What did Sam do wrong? How much does Sam really have?
Answer: ¢

Part D: Two ways to write money

13. Write 75¢ with a dollar sign.
$
14. Write $1.35 in cents.
¢
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Exit Ticket: Counting Coins

Grade 2 · CCSS 2.MD.C.8
Name
1. How much money?
Total: ¢
2. Show 37¢ two different ways.
3. Which is worth more: 3 dimes or 1 quarter? How do you know?

Answer Key: Counting Coins

For the teacher
  1. 25, 50, 60, 61, 62, 63 → 63¢
  2. 10, 20, 30, 35, 40 → 40¢
  3. 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 → 45¢
  4. 25, 50, 75, 100, 105 → $1.05
  5. For example: 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 1 penny (25 + 10 + 5 + 1)
  6. 2 quarters and 1 dime (25 + 25 + 10). Another way: 6 dimes.
  7. 2 coins: 1 quarter and 1 nickel
  8. For example: 3 quarters; or 7 dimes and 1 nickel; or 2 quarters, 2 dimes and 1 nickel
  9. 25 + 25 + 10 + 10 → 70¢
  10. 50 − 35 → 15¢
  11. 80 − 45 → 35¢
  12. Sam counted the coins instead of their values. 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 → 35¢
  13. $0.75
  14. 135¢

Have students say the running total out loud with each coin (25, 50, 60…). In the game, the piggy bank changes color as the total gets close, which helps students slow down before they go over.

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Answer Key: Exit Ticket

Counting Coins
  1. 25, 35, 45, 46, 47 → 47¢
  2. For example: 1 quarter, 1 dime, 2 pennies; or 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 2 pennies; or 7 nickels, 2 pennies.
  3. 3 dimes: 3 dimes are 30¢, and 1 quarter is 25¢.

Quick read: an answer of 5 on #1 means the student counted coins, not cents. Practice with Penny Prospect, saying the running total out loud.