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When introducing money to your child, start by first examining the coins. This will help to differentiate between the different coins. Coins have a heads side and a tails side.

A quarter has George Washington (our 1st president) as a head and an eagle (our national bird) as a tail.

A dime has Franklin D. Roosevelt (our 32nd president) as a head and a torch with oak branch (right) and an olive branch (left).

A nickel has Thomas Jefferson (our 3rd president) as a head and Monticello (Jefferson's home) as a tail.

A penny has Abraham Lincoln (our 16th president) as a head and the Lincoln Memorial as a tail.

Now you can begin the discussion of value. Start with pennies, as the child should be quite comfortable with counting by ones at this point. Next, introduce dimes and counting by tens. Before moving on to the other coins, try adding dimes and pennies together. One of the hardest tasks with money is the ability to switch from counting by ones to counting by tens, etc. It is also a good idea to try a trading game (trading ten pennies for one dime), so that the value of the coins is further instilled in the child. Nickels come next, counting by fives. The trading game comes in well here with trading five nickels for one quarter. The quarters are a little more difficult, as a child has probably not been taught to count by twenty-fives at school. This may be easier for the child to remember if put into a rhyme of some sort - 25 ,50, 75, a dollar. While money may not be the easiest concept to teach, it is a very important concept for your child to understand.



