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Sweet Summer Treats Money Addition Activity

This Sweet Summer Treats money addition activity has 1st and 2nd grade students count coins and match them to treat prices, then add two prices. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Description

Counting coins is a real-life skill, and summer treats make it fun. In this Sweet Summer Treats money addition activity, 1st and 2nd grade students count pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, find the total, and match it to the price of an ice cream cone, a cool lemonade or a bag of cotton candy.

To play the Sweet Summer Treats money addition activity, lay the eight treat cards face up and stack the eight money cards. Children count the coins on each money card and place it under the treat with the same price. Every price is different, so each money card has exactly one match. Then students add two treat prices on the practice worksheet, just like ordering at a summer snack stand.

What’s Included

  • Colorful cover page and How to Use page with steps
  • 8 treat cards with pictures and prices
  • 8 money cards with true-to-size pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
  • 2nd grade practice worksheet: add two prices
  • Match key and practice answer key

3 Reasons This Activity Helps Kids

First, the coins are drawn at their real relative sizes, so children learn that a dime is small but worth more than a nickel. Second, counting from the largest coin to the smallest builds a strong strategy for finding totals. Third, adding two prices in cents gives meaningful practice with two-digit addition, including regrouping.

Ideas for Teachers and Parents

Set up a pretend snack stand and let students buy two treats with real or play coins. Ask children to show a price with a different set of coins. At home, look at prices at the store and count out the coins together. This 1st grade addition activity also fits a summer math center or end-of-year review.

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