Grades 1-2
Coupons can be used to help children learn the value of money as well as to let them show off their addition and subtraction skills.
What You Need
• Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters
• Grocery store coupons
• Pencil and paper
What to Do
• Show your child a grocery store coupon for a product that he likes to eat and have him count out coins to show how much money the coupon saves on the product. For example, if the coupon is for 30 cents off a jar of peanut butter, give your child nickels and dimes and tell him to count out three dimes or six nickels. Give your child all the coins and challenge him to figure out how many different coin combinations he can make to total 30 cents.
• Ask your child how much money you can save with two or three 20-cent coupons. Show him the other coupons and ask him how much money could be saved with each one. Have him write the amounts and then add them to show how much could be saved if all the coupons were used.
