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Friday, June 5, 2015

When would be the right time to teach money?

My colleague teacher mentioned students start learning money (coins) at first grade, towards the end of the first grade.  But this doesn't mean that parents have to wait until children learn money at school.  I would like to encourage parents to introduce money as early as kids grasp the concept of numbers and counting numbers.  Coins can be another "toy" for kids.  It can be also a great fine motor activity for kids.

These are my kindergarten kids. They are moving those coins from the round table to the color dots on the other side.

Do you see the different color dots on the desk? They are sorting the coins.

Do you see kids holding a yellow ball on their one hand? They cannot use their two hands for this activity.




Game instructions: Use only one hand and move all the coins to their family.
You can grab as many coins as possible and move them to their group as fast as you can.


Kids learn the name of each coin.  They are encouraged to describe each coin in different sizes and colors.  They count the coins.  They compete who can hold the coins the most.

If your child already learned and knows the value of each coin, you can play simple mental math game with your child.  "Bring me 75 cents." "Give me 35 cents."

Or you can do pretend-play with your child.  "I am selling this pencil for 15 cents."

Be creative and have fun.
Enjoy time teaching and learning~!!


Here is a link to an article about teaching kids money.
When should you start teaching your kids about money? Now.       

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