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Counting money with bills worksheets

A free five-page pack for 2nd grade: learn to count bills and coins and write the amount, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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54 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice counting money with bills, step by step.
0:04 Count the bills first, then the coins. Write dollars and cents with a dollar sign and a decimal point: 3 dollars and 25 cents is $3.25.
0:17 Count the money. Count the bills first: $11. Then count on the coins: 10, 20, 21 cents. That's $11.21.
0:28 Write it two ways. $9.95 is 9 dollars and 95 cents.
0:36 Word problems. Zara has a $5 bill, a $1 bill and 1 quarter. How much money is that? The answer is $6.25.
0:47 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Count the bills first, then the coins. Write dollars and cents with a dollar sign and a decimal point: 3 dollars and 25 cents is $3.25.

Teaching tip

Say amounts both ways, "three twenty-five" and "three dollars and twenty-five cents", so children connect the words to the decimal point.

Try some

Tap to check$11.21
Tap to check$10.15
Tap to check$11.51
Tap to check$11.60

Word problems

Zara has a $5 bill, a $1 bill and 1 quarter. How much money is that?Show answer

$6.25

A kite costs $3.50. Write the price in words.Show answer

3 dollars and 50 cents

Ali has two $5 bills and 3 dimes. How much money is that?Show answer

$10.30

Zara has $2.75. Ali has $2.57. Who has more?Show answer

Zara ($2.75 is more than $2.57)

What the worksheets look like

Counting money with bills worksheet: know your money, then a first practice — Page 1: know your money, then a first practice

Counting money with bills worksheet: count the money, or find the change — Page 2: count the money, or find the change

Coins and bills chart

Every coin and bill with its value, to keep beside the worksheets.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach counting money with bills?

Count the bills first, then the coins. Write dollars and cents with a dollar sign and a decimal point: 3 dollars and 25 cents is $3.25. Say amounts both ways, "three twenty-five" and "three dollars and twenty-five cents", so children connect the words to the decimal point.

What grade learns counting money with bills?

Usually 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 2.MD.C.8.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.