3rd Grade

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• Play FunBrain's Change Maker to practice making change for different amounts.   Students may work at different levels of difficulty.
• Play FunBrain's Penguin Waiter to practice using percents to compute the correct tip for dinner checks.   Four levels of difficulty make it possible to meet the varied needs of learners in a class.
• In Little Finger's Cents Game students must count the coins shown, then enter the total value in the on-screen calculator.
• The Practice Counting Money Game requires students to drag coins onto the table to make the correct amount.   In the easy version, a "helper" totals the amount as each new coin is added for immediate feedback on independent practice.
• Discovering Coin Values requires students to drop coins in the cup to make the correct amount of money.
• In Piggy Bank, coins fall and students must click on the correct coins to make the stated value before one of the columns fills to the top.   Each correct solution puts money in the bank and if the student fills the bank, he/she wins the game.   Easy (on-screen tab of coin values) or hard (student must keep tab of coin values) are available.
• In Cash Out!, students must click on the correct coins to make change for each customer's purchase.
• NLVM's Money has three different games involving coins and bills.
• Scottie Nickel's Change Maker requires students to calculate the value of the coin collection, then deposit that same amount using the fewest number of coins.
• The U.S. Mint's Making Change allows students to use tools to create their own coin with image, top and bottom text, mint, year, etc.   Students may print their coins.
• Visit the U.S. Mint for additional coin facts and activities.