How many?

How many?

pennies dimes and nickles

For Teachers

Ask

How many?

How do you know?

How do you see it?

Grades

K, 1, 2

Extend

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by posing the following questions:

How could you arrange the same coins in a different pattern?

For grades 2 and up you can also try asking the following:

How could you represent the same total value using different coins?