Classroom · Money · 1st grade

Identifying coins worksheets

A free five-page pack for 1st grade: learn to name each coin and say what it is worth, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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Watch it solved

47 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 identifying coins, step by step.
0:04 A quarter is worth 25 cents, a dime 10 cents, a nickel 5 cents, and a penny 1 cent. The dime is small, but it is worth more than a nickel.
0:15 Name the coin, and write what it's worth. This is a penny. It's worth 1¢.
0:21 Skip count the quarters: 25, 50. That's 50¢.
0:26 Which coin is worth more? A quarter is 25¢, and a penny is 1¢. Circle the quarter.
0:33 Word problems. Omar has 4 dimes. How many cents is that? The answer is 40¢.
0:40 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

A penny is worth 1 cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents and a quarter 25 cents. The dime is the smallest coin, but it is worth more than a penny or a nickel.

Teaching tip

Put one of each coin in a bag. Children pull one out, name it and say its value without looking at the label.

Try some

Tap to checkquarter, 25¢
Tap to checkdime, 10¢
Tap to checknickel, 5¢
Tap to checkpenny, 1¢

Word problems

Omar has 4 dimes. How many cents is that?Show answer

40¢

Zara has 2 nickels. How many cents is that?Show answer

10¢

Which coin is worth more: a nickel or a dime?Show answer

a dime (10¢ is more than 5¢)

Omar has 3 quarters. Is that more or less than 50¢?Show answer

more (75¢)

What the worksheets look like

Identifying coins worksheet: know your money, then a first practice — Page 1: know your money, then a first practice

Identifying coins 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 identifying coins?

A penny is worth 1 cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents and a quarter 25 cents. The dime is the smallest coin, but it is worth more than a penny or a nickel. Put one of each coin in a bag. Children pull one out, name it and say its value without looking at the label.

What grade learns identifying coins?

Usually 1st 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.