Making Change for Kids: Count Up with Canadian Coins (Grade 2 Math)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning to make change. Change is the money you get back when you pay more than something costs. We can find it by counting up.

First, let's remember our coins. A nickel is five cents. A dime is ten cents. A quarter is twenty five cents. A loonie is one dollar, which is one hundred cents, and a toonie is two dollars.

A pencil costs sixty five cents. You pay with a loonie. How much change do you get? Start at the price and count up to one dollar, using as few coins as you can.

Sixty five plus a dime makes seventy five. Seventy five plus a quarter makes one hundred. We used one dime and one quarter. Ten plus twenty five is thirty five, so the change is thirty five cents.

We can check with subtraction. One hundred cents take away sixty five cents is thirty five cents. Both ways give the same answer, so we know the change is right.

Let's try a bigger one. A toy costs one dollar and forty cents. You pay with a toonie. Count up. A dime makes one dollar fifty. Two quarters make two dollars. The change is sixty cents.

Now it's your turn. A juice box costs eighty cents. You pay with a loonie. How much change do you get? Pause and try. Count up from eighty. Two dimes make one hundred, so the change is twenty cents.

Great job! Remember, to make change, start at the price and count up to the money you paid. Add up the coins you used. Then check with subtraction. Practice coins in the Math Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!