Counting Money Worksheets (US Coins and Bills)
Free printable counting money (US coins and bills) worksheets with answer keys. Add up pennies (1¢), nickels (5¢), dimes (10¢) and quarters (25¢), plus $1, $5…
Using this page
Add up pennies (1¢), nickels (5¢), dimes (10¢) and quarters (25¢), plus $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills when bills are switched on. The Common Core's Grade 2 standard covers word problems with dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies using the $ and ¢ symbols. Coins are drawn as labelled circles so children focus on value. Suits Grade 2 in the US (Common Core 2.MD.C.8), but use whatever level fits the child.
Tips
- Use real coins alongside the sheet when you can.
- Count from the biggest coin or note down to the smallest.
- Play shop at home: put prices on a few items and take turns giving change.
- Talk about how money is written: dollars and cents, or pounds and pence.
Worked example
25¢, 25¢, 10¢, 5¢, 1¢, 1¢. Count the quarters: 25, 50. Then the dime: 60. The nickel: 65. The pennies: 66, 67. The total is 67¢.
Common mistakes
Thinking a dime is worth less than a nickel because it is smaller. Read the value on the coin.
Writing $67 for 67¢. Amounts under a dollar use the cent sign, or $0.67.
How to use this generator
Choose the options above the sheet: the number of questions and the settings for this kind of worksheet. Every change makes a new sheet straight away, and New worksheet gives a different set of questions with the same settings.
Each sheet has a worksheet number printed at the top. Type the same number later, or keep the page link, to print exactly the same questions and answer key again. Leave Answer key page ticked to print the answers on a second page, then press Print. Every printed page carries the makekite logo and web address.
Common questions
Why does the key write 67¢ but $1.25?
Amounts under a dollar are written in cents, the way Grade 2 children usually see them. Amounts of a dollar or more use the dollar sign.
Are the coins real pictures?
No. They are simple labelled circles and rectangles, so children read the value rather than learn the design, and the sheets print clearly in black and white.
Can I print the same worksheet again?
Yes. Note the worksheet number printed at the top, or keep the link in your browser's address bar, which ends with that number. Entering it later gives the same questions and answers.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, and nothing you choose is sent anywhere: the sheets are made in your browser.