Money Basics & Counting
📋 What it is
Money uses coins and notes with fixed values; counting and making change is decimal arithmetic.
🗣️ Coach says
Money is decimals you can hold. Counting it and making change is real-world addition and subtraction. $1.25 is one dollar plus a quarter — knowing coin values makes the maths quick.
🧠 Memory hook
Money is base-10 decimals. 100 cents = $1. Making change is just subtraction.
😂 Giggle
Why did the penny feel underappreciated?
Because everyone said, "A penny for your thoughts" but never actually paid!
😲 Whoa!
The cent symbol ¢ and the dollar sign $ have been used for over 200 years — the $ likely came from an old Spanish peso mark.
✅ Quick check: You pay for a $3.50 item with a $5 note. How much change?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
$1.50 — 5.00 − 3.50.
Change is the amount paid minus the price, a decimal subtraction.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Add up the coins in a jar or pocket, then work out change from the next round dollar.