2nd Grade Coin Graph & Calculator
Second graders in Ms. Vest’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning how to count coins and bills up to $2.00 (SOL2.10). But when it comes to money, most kids want to count to the billions and higher! So why not? They can if they create their own calculator based on what they know, which is the value of each coin and bill. I gave them a Numbers template that you can download by clicking here. It has the coins and bills listed in the first column, and the students have to write formulas for calculating the total value based on the number of coins and bills that are entered into the 2nd column. I guided them through the first couple of formulas. For example, the formula to find the value of pennies would be: (NUMBER IN 2ND COLUMN * .01). They caught on pretty quickly and were able to write the rest of the formulas on their own. The template has a built-in graph, but with this class I had them create the graph themselves. You could do that as well by just deleting the pre-made graph. That way, they get practice with not only money, but graphing as well!