Free Printable Money Worksheets to Teach Kids the Value of Money

Are you trying to teach your young child how to count money? Aside from letting them have free reign with real coins, which may not be recommended due to age, there aren't very many realistic and practical resources available to parents. That's why the many free printable worksheets at FreePrintableOnline.com were create. They provide both parents and teachers with free, high quality resources that they can use to educate the next generation. All of the printables are free and can be shared via email, your social networks or just by printing them and handing them out to your fellow parents, friends and teachers. Let's take a look at the money worksheets that you can begin using today. All it takes is a few clicks and a few minutes of your time to have these resources right at your fingertips to teach your child new skills.

Free Printable Money Worksheets for Elementary Students

Children usually begin learning about money in early elementary school. Though we take it for granted as adults, learning about money can actually be quite difficult! You have to first learn to recognize each coin and dollar by it's name and size. You then have to know how much each of those are worth. Next, you must learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide money. Continuing through school, children learn about interest rates and all sorts of money concepts, so it's important that they receive a solid foundation when it comes to money. These are important skills that will follow them for the rest of their lives, so provide them with plenty of practice, hands on activities and encouragement for tackling such a tough subject! Use these free printable money worksheets as a guide to help your child learn all about money.

Identify Coin Values with Free Printable Money Worksheets

One of the most popular worksheets we have is the sheet that teaches children how to identify coin values. By clicking on the link, you can see that the sheet is in full color with extremely accurate depictions of the quarter, nickel, dime and penny. The purpose of the activity is to have the student match the coin with the appropriate value. These four coins make up the majority of the coins used in the United States. Of course, there are silver dollars, gold dollars, half dollars and more, but this provides students with the foundation they need to learn how to count out change. After the students have matched the coins up, consider having them all cut out their coins. They can then be placed in piles according to coin type. Appoint the children to groups of three or four, and give each group some of the coins. Write amounts on the board and have the groups count out the amount using their paper coins. This can be a lot of fun to see the different ways students can come up with the amounts.

Twenty cents, for example, can be:

·         2 dimes

·         1 dime and 2 nickels

·         4 nickels

·         1 dime, 1 nickel and 5 pennies

·         3 nickels and 5 pennies

·         2 nickels and 10 pennies

·         1 nickel and 15 pennies

·         20 pennies

·         1 dime and 10 pennies