Making Change From $1 With Coins
A making change from $1 with coins worksheet: 6 price tags under a dollar (29¢, 85¢, 69¢, 7¢, 78¢, 27¢), write the change and draw it with the fewest coins.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 2
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Each of the six items shows a price tag and a $1 bill, and asks for two things: the change in cents and a drawing of that change with the fewest coins. For the 29¢ item the change is 71¢, shown as two quarters, two dimes and a penny; for 85¢ it is 15¢, a dime and a nickel; for the 7¢ item it is 93¢, which takes three quarters, a dime, a nickel and three pennies. Page 2 writes each amount and draws the coins, quarters first. Second graders need fifteen minutes. The page joins two skills, counting up to a dollar and choosing coins, which is exactly what happens at a real register.
Tips for using it
- Have your child find the change by counting up from the price to 100 before drawing anything.
- Draw the coins as circles with the value inside: 25, 10, 5, 1.
- Check the 7¢ item carefully; 93¢ needs eight coins even at the fewest.
- Act out one purchase with a play dollar and let your child hand back the coins.
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.
