Do you have a jar of pennies at home? If yes, did you know that you can use them to play some penny games? Get your freebie from Growing Play

Have you ever wondered how to clean pennies? Cleaning pennies can be a lot of fun for kids! I decided to turn it into science experiment to test a few different substances and see what works best to clean old brown pennies.

Activities to Practice Counting Coins 5 comments Freebies, math, math games, Money Money is one of my favorite math topics. Maybe it's because it lends itself so easily to hands-on learning. In second grade, most of the money activities we do are centered around counting combinations of coins. Rather than spend a few weeks covering this skill and then moving on, I make a point of revisiting it as often as I possibly can throughout the school year. Here are a few of my go to activities. Be…

This lucky penny spinner is a colorful art and fine motor skills activity for kids of all ages! Great STEM art idea for summer camp!

In light of the upcoming holiday, I wanted to reach outside the traditional leprechaun fun (although that will be coming up this week!), and do a few other “lucky” activities with my ki…

Penny Activities for Kids included in the U.S. Coins: Pennies Printable Pack that is part of the Money Bundle for Beginners

Our preschool is teaching the kids about money this month with it’s no cost fundraiser, Coin Wars. So we have had coins sorted and lying around all month, waiting to be donated. To reinforce what the girls were doing at school, we have been playing and learning with the coins at home…

For the final day of our Craft Closet Boredom Busters series, here are four fun tricks to do with a penny and just a few other household supplies. One is a magic trick, one is a brain bender, and two are neat science demonstrations. All of them are fun to try, and kids will enjoy […]

It's hard to get young children (and even some older ones!) to understand the concept of money. How much it is worth, what the different values are, even how those values can be exchanged for

Use this free printable set of coin sorting mats and coin identification puzzles in kindergarten and first grade to help kids begin learning about coins.