Money 101: Teaching Kids to Count Money

Teaching kids to count money at an early age can almost ensure that they have a good grasp of the concept when they start making their own money. It is important to make sure that they understand the value of a dollar as well as how to add and subtract money efficiently. Although kids can learn a lot at a young age, one is never to old to learn more about money. There are resources for older kids, young adults and even older adults that can help improve the understanding of how money works.

The Value of Coins and Dollars

• Moneywise: Teaching Kids the Financial Facts of Life: Article about teaching the financial facts of life to children.
• Fido: Talking to Your Kids About the Value of Money: Tips on how to speak to kids about money.
• ECLKC: Tips for Teaching Preschoolers About Money: 18 tips to teach preschoolers about money.
• Teaching Kids How to Manage Money: Informational article about teaching children how to manage money.
• Kids’ Money: Money Skills Articles: Article for parents to teach their kids about money skills.
• Yahoo Finance: Teach Your Children the Value of Money: How to guide to teach your children about money.
• Money Instructor: Teaching Kids Money Skills: Teaching money concepts to children.
• Disney Family: Teaching Kids the Value of Money: Article from Disney about how parents can effectively teach children about the value of money.
• Get Rich Slowly: Allowances for Kids – Teaching Children the Value of Money: Information on kids’ allowances and how it relates to teaching kids about the value of money.
• Oprah: Teaching Children the Value of Money: Oprah article on how Lisa Oz teaches her children the value of money.
• Good Financial Cents: Teaching Kids the Value of Money Management: How to teach children about the true value of money management.
• Parents: Money: Teaching kids about the value of money.
• Rutgers University: Teaching Kids the Value of Money: Article from Rutgers University that teaches financial literacy with a touch of fun.
• CareOne Credit: Teaching Your Kids the Value of Money: Article from the debt relief service on how to teach your children the value of money.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary: Teaching Kids About the Values of Money: How the value of money should be taught to children.

Adding and Subtracting Money

• Family Learning: Money Games: Resource for money games that teach children how to count money.
• California State University at Sacramento: Counting Coins: Guide for children on how to count mixed coins.
• Tutorials: Tutorials on how to add and subtract money for children.
• Counting Using Money: Interactive game for children to use to count money.
• Online Activities: Resources to games for coin counting.
• Kids: Money: List of government resources on adding and subtracting (counting) money.
• Online Math Learning: Free Online Math Worksheets: Resource to free math worksheets including adding and subtracting money.
• Net Rover:Kids Math Games: Math games for kids including adding and subtracting money.
• Super Teacher Worksheets: Free Subtraction Worksheets: List of subtraction worksheets including money subtraction worksheets.
• Math Worksheet Wizard: First Grade Money Worksheets: Money worksheets for the first grade level.
• USA Credit Unions:Teaching Kids Money: Article on teaching kids money including adding and subtracting money.
• Lesson Pathways: Adding and Subtracting with Money: Lesson on adding and subtracting with money.
• eHow: Adding and Subtracting Money for First Grade Math: eHow video on how to add and subtract money for first-graders.
• Education: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Practice Problems: Practice problems for adding and subtracting money with decimal points.
• Patwill: Free Math Worksheets Help: Adding and subtracting money for first grade math help worksheets.

Money Lesson Plans for All Ages

• Family Education: Kids and Money: Lessons with games and tips to teach kids about money.
• State of Michigan: Mining Money: Lesson plan on money and mining.
• United States Mint: Are You Money Smart?: Lesson plan on being money-smart.
• Teachers Network: You’re an Adult Now: Teaching new adults how to manage money.
• Indiana University: Raising Money for Government Services: Lessons on how to raise money for government services.
• MCREL: Lesson Plans: Lesson plans on a number of subjects including debt, money management and budgets.
• Understanding Money: Education Materials: Educational materials that help with understanding money.
• Practical Money Skills for Life: Lessons – All Ages: Lessons for preschool students to adults for money management.
• Homeschool Entrepreneur: Lesson Plans and Games to Learn Practical Money Skills: Resource to more lessons and games for money skills.
• Lexiology: Spending Money Lesson Plans: Lesson plans to learn how to spend money the smart way.
• The Teacher’s Guide: Money/Time/Misc: Lesson plans for money management.
• CloudNet: Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources: Lesson plans including money management skills.
• MEA Financial Services: Resources to Teach Children Money Skills: List of resources that help with teaching children money skills.
• Money Exchange: Money Lessons for Children: Money lessons for children of all ages.
• The Teacher’s Corner: Money Lesson Plans: List of links to money lesson plans.