The Trading Game: Money Style

I was so excited for my Presidents Day long weekend!

Saturday was great! I got to meet Kelley from Buggy for Second

Grade and she is such a sweetheart!

I also happened to win her giveaway a few weeks ago and she

made me this lovely board for my classroom.

 

 

 She customized it to match my decor and everything!

 

Saturday evening I had a girls night with my 2 year old 

and we had fun riding the carousel at our local mall and shopping.

Then, Sunday I came down with sore throat, that turned to congestion,

that turned into a few days of a fever that won't go away! Boo!

So, most of my long weekend was spent being sicko but that's

how it goes, I guess :)

 

Since I'm stuck at home I thought I would finally update

you guys with a few new games I made.

The first is a money trading game, a lot like the

chip trading game I described here.

This game is VERY simple but powerful for the kids

because it helps them to make those connections that 5 pennies = 1 nickel,

2 nickels = 1 dime, etc...

Each student has a gameboard and there is one student in each group

that I select to be the banker.

I love using these chip trays to organize manipulatives!

Gotta love the Dollar Tree! :)

 

 

Students roll dice and collect coins from the banker

and keep making trades.

I call this game, "Race to a Quarter!"

 

The other game I made so my students could simply have

practice using coins to show different amounts.

It's called, "Piggy Race", because they are trying to

get to the piggy in the middle first to be the winner.

 

 

This game is also very simple, but I think that's how it

needs to be to work for all learners.

 

 You can find these games in my TpT store HERE

for $1.50 each.

 

The first 2 people to guess correctly what big game I'll be watching

on Saturday will win both of these!!!

 

hint: see this post

 

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Have a fabulous week!