Candy Store Money Activity

Sometimes I create things and I'm not sure how they are going to work out. I mean the idea seems good, but the reality is what happens when I get these creations into the hands of my students. Well, the Candy Store Money activity that I created was a pleasant surprise for me. 

My students have some experience with money, but I wanted a center activity that would allow them to review and use what they know. This Candy Store resource did just that. 

Students who were very comfortable with money used both the circles and what they knew about money to come up with the correct values. Because the dime and penny circles are the same size students had to think about their values carefully. 

Students that were not as strong with money also used the circles to help determine which coins to use. Then they attempted to count the value. Because they tried to use pennies at first, they could see that these values would not work. This activity pushed them to think about what they knew and with support, they were able to come up with the correct coins.

Another thing I liked about this activity is how easy it was to prep and use. I printed out the pages, slipped them into sheet protectors, and gave each student a bowl of coins. Students took turns passing the pages around and making sure to work on different sheets.

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Candy Store Money Activity