interest and starts talking about something else it is very frustrating and sad can anyone suggest something for us and to make matters worse we are in the middle of moving there for she will attend a different school.
2007-01-21 18:44:04 · 12 answers · asked by Bella 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
First of all M H has really good advice. I too am a teacher, Jr. high math and Math improvement (like title 1). I see kids that are in 3rd grade that are still learning this. This is very difficult for children to learn. let her know why she needs to learn this. Don't stress her out about it though. If you make counting money common in your house she will pick it up. Hopefully she will learn counting money again this year at her new school. A second grade teacher in my school uses money as a reward system (fake money) and when they do a good job they get money, when they get in trouble or forget things they have to pay. When they get so much money they get to buy a pencil or eraser. Now I'm not saying that you have to come up with a reward system to teach her how to count, but if you give her other opportunities to count without it being homework or schoolwork she will be more apt to learn it.
2007-01-22 05:10:38 · answer #1 · answered by Pamelab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach first grade, and this concept is very hard to learn. The way I have taught my students is to arrange the coins from most value to least value. For examples lets say there are 3 dimes, a nickel and 2 pennies. Line the dimes up, then the nickel and then the pennies. Then have her count the dimes by tens. Have her touch the dimes. So obviously she would say 10, 20. Then before she touches the nickel, make her stop and say, "Now we are going to count by 5's because we are touching the nickel. When we count by 5's what comes after 20?" She might then count by 5's to answer if she is not strong in skip counting. Either way she will say 25. Then you do the same thing but with pennies. Tell her, "Now we are going to count by ones since we are touching the pennies; what comes after 25 when you count by ones?" I would suggest starting off with nickels, and she gets the hang of that go onto dimes and then after that to quarters.
Also keep in mind that some kids need repetition before the light bulb goes off. However, if they see you getting frustrated they will close off. My suggestion is if she is having problems with this just work with it a couple moments a day (like 30) and find a way to make it into a game and then maybe give her a treat. Also explain the importance of learning the concept. We learn more when we know it is important. Overall, it is a lot of patience involved in teaching.
2007-01-21 19:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by M H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The advice from the teacher is excellent. That is what I have done with my boys. We started with pennies. They learned that pennies are also called "one cent" and they are counted by ones. Then we moved on to nickles, dimes, quarters, etc. We took it slow. With each step we would have a "store" in the house. For example, with the pennies I would take 10 items from around the house. I'd tell my boys to make 10 labels from 1cent to 10 cents. Then I'd let them decide the value of each of the 10 items I'd picked from around the house. Then they'd tape the labels to the items. Then I'd give them 10 pennies and have them "shop" from among the 10 items. We'd role play various scenarios. Eventually we'd move on to include nickles and dimes and so on.
My oldest is 6. My youngest just turned 4 this month and they both know how to count money. Worksheets and books are abstract. Give her some hands on fun and she may be likely to take more of an interest. You can even involve her at the store when you go shopping.
Good luck!
2007-01-21 20:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by Amelia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first grade daughter is learning this right now. When they first started to learn to count money, they all sang this song:
I like money,
you like money.
Money, money, money....I wish it were mine.
A penny is worth one,
a nickel is worth five.
A dime is worth ten,
and a quarter twenty-five.
My daughter sang it all the time, and although I thought it was a bit materialistic sounding, it really helped her learn the value amounts.
Also, I do agree with the suggestions of taking her to the store and letting her make a few purchases. The dollar store is good for this. I have had my 6 year old do this, and she gets more excited about having an actual receipt from the store, than the item she purchased!
2007-01-22 00:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by mamainapaddedcell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
give her real money to count and go to a store where they will have the patience and time to let her pay for her purchases and receive her change counted back to her, or try playing store at home she can be the shopper and you own the store and she comes to buy things and must use the proper amounts and receive the proper amounts back. Try buying small things that she likes to use in your store ie: small toys and stickers to use that she actually gets to keep if she is successful in her at home shopping trip. Or get a chart to keep as a record of her achievements and rewards after a set number of victories. Make it lots of fun a book form the store might have the information that she needs to learns but it also needs to have an entrainment value to make it memorable.
2007-01-21 19:00:04 · answer #5 · answered by Katprsn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what I did: Buy some fake money. Take her toys and set up a "toy shop" [of course you give them back when you're finished] Tell her it's a game and then give her the money. Help her figure out how much each item costs. Then have her add it up. You could do that with change or dollars. They sell both. It really works! And it's fun!
2007-01-22 03:59:12 · answer #6 · answered by musicpanther67 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make her learn with actual money, it is more fun. Get toys that will teach her to add and count the change back to you. At Toys r us they have small grocery like for play house you can also buy a cash register to help her. Make her learning lesson fun.
2007-01-22 15:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by trykindness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start an allowance for her and when she wants to buy something make her figure it out first and what she needs before she goes to the counter to pay.
I have also been known to use the method of teaching with real money in the home and if they get it right they get the money in their piggy bank
2007-01-22 02:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by troy j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try taking her to stores and have her pay for something by herself. practice the same thing at home. Go to the store and get a few cheap things (gum,small toys) and "buy things" from each other like at a store. Make it fun.
2007-01-21 18:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by ~jenjen~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried giving her real money to count?
2007-01-21 18:49:23 · answer #10 · answered by ghds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋