Third graders are very excited about selling pretzels! Each year third graders sell soft pretzels to
supplement a special activity related to our study of China. In the past few years, this money has gone
toward a class trip to Philadelphia’s Chinatown. A big part of selling pretzels is counting
coins and making change. Each pretzel
costs 75 cents and shoppers pay for them with a variety of coins and bills, so
third graders need to be comfortable mentally calculating the money they are being given as well as the necessary change.
To prepare to sell pretzels, we began with a review of
coins and coin values. Students then
practiced counting groups of coins in a variety of ways including multiple
games such as coin bingo, a coin board game and a game called, “I Have/ Who
Has?” Third graders also practiced
buying and selling pretzels to give each other practice with making change.
Counting coins is a great skill to continue practicing
at home. You can give your child a few
coins and have them find the total, or you can have them find change for small amounts of money (under $1, $5 or
$10).
There are also some fun online games to practice counting
coins, including:
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