5 min · Age 5-6
Coins
Skip count with money.
Coins are hard because value is not size: a small coin can be worth more than a big one, and one object can stand for many units. Counting mixed coins usually becomes reachable around ages five to eight.
Play this lesson with narration →concrete
Skip count by 5s and 10s
0
+5→
5
+5→
10
+5→
15
+5→
20
+5→
25
+5→
30
Nickels: +5
Nickels are worth 5. Skip count: 5, 10, 15, 20. Dimes are worth 10. Skip count: 10, 20, 30.
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Making change
100¢ − 65¢ = 35¢
You have a dollar. You spend 65 cents. How much change? A dollar is a hundred. A hundred take away sixty-five is thirty-five cents.
What parents should watch for
- Assuming the physically bigger coin is worth more.
- Counting coins as objects ("three coins") instead of totalling their values.
- Struggling to start from the largest coin and count on.
- Losing track when coin types change mid-count.
Practise it in Yaze
Land 50 · Coin Cove — 10 levels for ages 4–8 in the money strand. Mapped to 2.MD.C.8 (Common Core), Numbers (UK EYFS/KS1) and P1 Money (Singapore Math).
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Play Coin Cove in the Yaze Adventure Map — games built on this exact skill.
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