Learning With Money Activity Kit

<h3><strong>Learning with Play Money: Hands-On Activities for Financial Fun!</strong></h3><p>This interactive book of play money provides a fun and engaging way for children to develop essential math and financial skills. With cut-out bills and creative learning activities students will practice recognizing values counting money making change and solving real-world money problems-all through hands-on play!</p><p><strong>Activities Include:</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Recognizing Value</strong> - Show a bill and ask <em>What is the value of this bill?</em></li><li><strong>Counting Money</strong> - Pile up some bills and ask <em>How much money is here?</em> Or place bills in a wallet and ask <em>How much is inside?</em></li><li><strong>Understanding Equality</strong> - Show different bill denominations and ask <em>How many smaller bills equal this larger bill?</em></li><li><strong>Multiplication with Money</strong> - A toy costs $2. If you buy one for yourself one for your sibling and one for a friend how much do you need?</li><li><strong>Making Exact Payments</strong> - A new drone costs $123. What combination of bills can be used to pay the amount? What is the fewest number of bills needed?</li><li><strong>Adding Prices</strong> - Mark prices on pretend groceries and ask <em>What is the total?</em> Have students use play money to pay the amount.</li><li><strong>Rounding Up</strong> - Ask <em>If an item costs $47 how many $10 bills do you need to pay for it?</em></li><li><strong>Checking Affordability</strong> - Give the student some play money and ask <em>Do you have enough to buy a pony for $100? If not how much more do you need?</em></li><li><strong>Race to $20 Game</strong> - Students take turns adding bills to a pile trying to make exactly $20. If they go over they're out and the game restarts!</li><li><strong>Comparing Values</strong> - Show two bills and ask <em>Which is worth more?</em> (Sometimes use two bills of the same denomination for a challenge!)</li><li><strong>Money War Game</strong> - Players place bills from their stacks in the center. The highest bill wins! In case of a tie players draw four more bills with the fourth bill breaking the tie.</li><li><strong>Money Riddles</strong> - Example: <em>Jill's total is $16. She pays with four bills. What combination of bills did she use?</em></li></ol><p></p>