Grade 2 · Math · Unit 6 of 10

Coins

Count Canadian money

What your child practises

Counting nickels, dimes, quarters and loonies to 100¢, and talking about spending and saving.

BC Curriculum learning standard: Financial literacy: coin combinations to 100 cents, and spending and saving

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

Question 1
How much money is this?
- 40¢
- 25¢
- 50¢
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50¢
Hint: Start with the biggest coin and count on: 25¢ + 25¢ = 50¢.
Question 2
Which coin is worth 25¢?
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quarter
Hint: Nickel = 5¢, dime = 10¢, quarter = 25¢, loonie = $1.
Question 3
You have 70¢. A pencil costs 30¢. How much is left after you buy it?
✏️30¢
- 30¢
- 40¢
- 50¢
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40¢
Hint: Take away what you spend: 70¢ − 30¢ = 40¢.
Question 4
How much money is this?
- 55¢
- 65¢
- 45¢
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55¢
Hint: Start with the biggest coin and count on: 25¢ + 25¢ + 5¢ = 55¢.
Question 5
How many dimes make $1?
- 10
- 9
- 6
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10
Hint: Count by 10s up to 100. That's 10 dimes.
Question 6
What does saving money mean?
- 🚶Giving it to a stranger
- 🛍️Spending it all right away
- 🐷Keeping it to use later
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🐷 Keeping it to use later
Hint: When you save, you put money away (like in a piggy bank) so you can use it later.