Shopping Trip
Take your child on a short
shopping trip, allowing him to pick
one item from the shelves. Explain
that "we have to pay for it first
before we take it home" Allow your
child to place the item on the
counter, give the dollar to the
cashier, and receive the change.
About Money
Put a pile of coins and a few dollar
bills on the floor with your child.
Explain that this is "money" used
to buy things. As a rule, whenever
you pull out money around your
toddler be sure to remind him that
he should never put money in his
mouth, and also be prepared to
supervise him the entire while he's
playing with coins. Help your child
identify and name each coin, then
sort and count them out in
separate piles (count number
style, not money style. Ex: ten
dimes, ten quarters, ten pennies).
Save for Rainy Day
Help your child make a piggy bank
or decorate a clear plastic jar. The
jar will allow your child to watch
(and hear) his coins pile up, which
will help reinforce the idea that
he'll have more money if he
regularly makes a deposit to his
bank. Your child can decorate the
jar with a few stickers.
Set Up Shop
At snack time, set up a little
grocery store with several snack
foods--kid-sized yogurt, mini-box of
raisins, piece of string cheese,
plate of crackers, and a juice
box--and give each item a price
tag. Put a picture of the coins
needed next to the price on the tag.
Give your toddler some coins (or a
few bills of play money). When she
decides what she wants at the
pretend store, she can count out
the right amount for each item.
A variation of the "set up shop"
activity can be to let your child use
coins from his bank to purchase
these snack items. This will
reinforce the value of the coins and
the idea of saving for items that
your child wants.
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Cupcakes
Down around the corner at the baker
shop,
5 little cupcakes with sprinkles on top.
Along came (child's name) with a
penny one day.
S/he bought that cupcake, and ate it
right away!
Coin Song
(sung to the tune of "Found A Peanut)
Found a penny.
Found a penny
Found a penny just now.
Just now I found a penny.
Found a penny just now.
It's worth one cent.
It's worth one cent.
It's worth one cent just now.
Just now it's worth one cent.
Worth one cent just now.
A Diller, A Dollar
A diller, a dollar,
a ten o'clock scholar,
what makes you come so soon?
You used to come at ten o'clock,
and now you come at noon.
Ten Little Dollars
(tune: "Ten Little Indians")
One little two little
three little quarters
Four little five little
six little quarters
Seven little eight little
nine little quarters
Ten little quarters for my piggy bank.
Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers (hold up both hands
with your fingers spread wide and
wiggle them)
And they all belong to me (point to
yourself)
I can make them do fun things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight, (make fists
with both hands)
I can open them wide, (open both
hands)
I can put them together, (place the
palms together)
I can make them all hide, (put both
hands behind your back)
I can make them jump high, (put your
hands up in the air)
I can make them jump low, (bend over
and touch the floor)
I can fold them up quietly, (fold your
hands together and lay them in your
lap)
And hold them just so (whisper or talk
quietly)
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Words:
Money
Dollar
Quarter
Dime
Penny
"Pay for this"
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Color: Green
Numbers: 1 to 20
Shape: star
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