Hands On Teaching: Piggy Bank Math
Math can be a sticky subject for kids and adults alike. It is often easier to visualize and be able to manipulate items to help learn math concepts. I created this Piggy Bank Math printable as a fun way to work with coins.
My 5 year old and I have been working on money. I don’t think there is ever an age that is too early to begin working with kids and money. Teaching money sense is an important life skill to help our children acquire.
This week we added in quarters to our pennies, nickels, and dimes. We started with pennies a couple of weeks ago and have just kept adding as she seemed ready. She is really enjoying money and this is just one of a few money math ideas for little ones that I have to share. As she gets more adept with counting money, she keeps wanting to do more and more.
Thus I created this easy Piggy Bank Math printable sheet for her. You could choose to print multiple copies for your child’s endless reuse and redoing of this activity, or you can laminate it and give them a dry erase marker.
Then you can either choose to create fake money yourself, buy fake money, or use some real change you have hanging around.
Piggy Bank Math
Simply give your child a pile of coins, this sheet (right click and save as to keep it and print it), and have them put whatever combination of coins in the piggy bank that they would like. Then they can count up the money in their piggy bank and write the number on the given line.
Ingrid Kron
February 14, 2012 @ 6:09 pm
What a fun way to do math and learn the value of coins.
LeAnn Williams
February 15, 2012 @ 3:29 pm
I liked this idea and will send the your link to my daughter that homeschools. Great way to teach math and and money.
Jen ~ Gricefully Homeschooling
February 18, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
That is cute! Thanks for linking up at Homeschool FreeBEE Fridays! =)
Amy
February 24, 2012 @ 1:50 pm
This looks like such a fun way to practice money skills. The coins can be so confusing for little ones. This is useful and feels like a game. I love it! Thanks for sharing at NOBH! Smiles –