Counting Coins

Sandy Bockhorst, a second grade teacher in Vista, California

I teach my students to count coins by counting coins to equal the number of days left in school. I then adapt to ask them the largest number of coins to equal that number as well as the smallest number. We are a year round school and right now are starting our second block. The kids really seem to be grasping and counting change. Next we will have to go shopping!