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These printable small money cards are perfect for introducing coins and bills in a fun, visual, and interactive way. Designed for easy matching and sorting, students can practice identifying the name, value, and appearance of each coin and bill. Whether used for individual practice, math centers, or group games, these cards make money concepts concrete and engaging!
This
resource includes engaging activities designed to target all four essential
language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
🎧 Listening
“Show
Me the Money” Game
Cut the
words from each small card. Teacher
calls out a coin or bill (e.g., “Find the dime!”). Students listen and quickly hold up or point
to the correct small flashcard.
🗣️ Speaking
“Backpack
Role Play”
In
pairs, one student is the shopkeeper and the other is the customer.
The
shopkeeper will assign an amount of money to each item in the shop, which are
the school items, using the price tags. You can laminate each card or use clear
plastic sheets for reuse of the material.
The customer will have a backpack worksheet and the small cards bills and coins that you give as spending money. The customer will shop. Every item that is bought will be colored or crossed out on the worksheet.
Example dialogue:
– “How much is the pencil?”
– “It’s twenty-five cents.”
– “Here is a quarter.”
The, the shopper will write a text saying which items were bought and the shopkeeper will write which items were sold.
📖 Reading
“Money
Match-Up” Centers
Cut the cards into three slips (e.g., words,
money amount and coin/bill). Mix them up and have the students match all the
three parts.
✍️ Writing
“My
Wallet” Writing Activity
Give
each student 3–5 small flashcards. Students “build a wallet” using their
template and write a few sentences about what’s inside:
– “In my wallet, I have one penny and two dimes. I can buy a sticker.”
Have
them write what they can really buy in their reality. Have the small cards
available to guide the students, you place them on poster board or a file
folder.
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