All's Fair in Love and War?

I found another fun money game.  This one is from The Brown Bag Teacher and it is called Love and War.  It is just like the traditional game of war, but students compare money amounts instead of cards.  My students had a great time practicing counting mixed groups of coins, and the best part was, they didn't even know they were working!

Fun Money Game!

 I was clicking through the freebies on Classroom Freebies yesterday, and stumbled upon a great math game at Hands On Happiness along with some free coin anchor charts.  The game is called Bank and it's a fun way to practice coin recognition.  I started out by hot gluing plastic coins to tongue depressors; make sure that you put some heads up, and others tails up.  I made about 15 of each coin.  You also want to label 10 sticks with the word BANK.   

I put the sticks, coin side down, in a container.  I labeled the container with directions because if I don't I will forget what they are for!!

To play, the first student pulls a stick.  They need to say the name of the coin and the amount.  If they get it right, they keep the coin. If they are wrong, talk about what it is, and put it back in the container.  If they pull a BANK stick, they have to put all of their coin sticks back in the container.  The player who has the most money at the end of the game wins.  My kids had great fun, especially when someone would get a BANK stick!  We played it small group so it was a great way for me to see specifically who was still struggling, and what coins they were struggling with.  Thanks Hands On Happiness!

Manic Monday Freebie

We have been working on money lately, and I have been making things like crazy to keep my students practicing in fun and engaging ways.  I've also been hooked on scavenger hunt activities lately.  The group of kids I have this year really like them.  So, I've made up some money scavenger hunts, and this one is for you for free!!  This one consists of 12 coin jars, each with a group of coins in it.  The coins are the same in each jar, although both sides of the coin are depicted.  Click here to get it.

If you are looking for cards with mixed groups of coins, you can find them here, and if you are looking for money word riddles, you can find them here.