Count the Coins and Match the Price Tag

About this worksheet

Five groups of four to six coins sit down the left side, and five price tags sit down the right in a different order, so the child counts each group and draws a line to its tag. The groups come to 45, 17, 57, 33 and 61 cents: a quarter, a dime and two nickels make 45; three dimes and three pennies make 33; two quarters, two nickels and a penny make 61. Every total is different, so a miscount leaves a tag with no line, which is its own check. Page 2 draws the five correct lines. Second graders need about eight minutes, and the matching format is a good change from writing totals in boxes.

Tips for using it

• Have your child write each total next to its coin group before drawing any lines.
• Use a ruler for the lines so they stay readable.
• If two groups seem to match the same tag, recount both.
• Make a sixth group with real coins and a tag for your child to match.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.