Counting Math Book

Description

This simple money counting book is perfect for , kindergarten and lower elementary. You can make it as simple as needed or add a few other coins for older children. For preschool you could pre-cut your "coins".

Materials

• Construction paper or cardstock
• Pre-cut hands for younger children. Die cut would be the best way for a class or make a simple dish for the candies and a little sack or coin purse shape for the money
• Glue Stick
• Velobind to make a class book.

Steps

• Use our free printable pattern for your hand if you do not have a die cut machine to make them.
• Pre cut all jelly beans or candies. Die cut would work well.
• Here is a link to a page of Free Printable Coins
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• Talk about the coins you are going to use. Practice counting coins. Hands on manipulatives work well.
• Have each child make a page.
• Work in small groups, or have a parent helper come in. Check before allowing them to glue by having them lay the coins to glue on the hand.
• Bind all the pages into a class book

Tips and Suggestions

• You could always use stars or other small shapes to represent candy instead of jelly beans..

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