Players take turns rolling the cube to collect additional coins. The first player to reach the set amount wins. Add the quarter to the game when the children are ready. As each player accumulates 5 nickels, they are traded for quarters. Parent Pointer Counting money and batching in groups of 2's, 5's, or 10's teaches children matching skills and helps in the beginning stages of addition and multiplication.
Children also learn how to identify coins and understand their values.
The players will compare cards to see who wins that round. To begin the game, divide the cards evenly between the two players. Place the cards face down. The winner of the game is the player with more cards when all the cards are gone from the stack. Now try the same activity with each player pulling two cards and adding them.