Count a Pile of Coins

Count from the biggest coin down, using skip counting.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 63

To count coins, start with the coins worth the most. Then count on with the smaller ones.
Your turn! Tap each coin to count. Start with the quarter: 25. Then the dimes: 35, 45.
25, 35, 45, 50, 51, 52. The coins are worth 52 cents!
If the coins are mixed up, sort them first: biggest to smallest. Then count.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

2.MDR.6.2 — Find the value of a group of coins and determine combinations of coins that equal a given amount that is less than one hundred cents, and solve problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.