How it works
In this coin bingo every square is an amount from 1¢ to $1.00, and every call is a handful of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters or half dollars that adds up to it. No two cards are alike.
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Read the coins, not the amount
In Call the game, each amount comes with the coins to read out: 37¢ comes with 1 quarter, 1 dime and 2 pennies. Say the coins, or hold up real or play coins, and keep the amount to yourself. To check a win, have the pupil count each covered square back in coins.
Two shorter games
Pennies, nickels and dimes has 27 amounts up to 44¢ and never calls a quarter. With quarters and half dollars has 27 amounts from 25¢ to $1.00. Four of its calls name a half dollar, a coin rarely seen in change, so show one first.
- With 25 cards, a first line usually takes 11 to 20 calls from all 54 amounts and 7 to 11 from either shorter list.
- A dime is the smallest coin but is worth more than a penny or a nickel. Say so before the first call.
Questions and answers
How do you play coin bingo?
Each pupil gets a different card of 24 amounts around a free center. You read out coins, such as 1 dime and 1 nickel, and whoever has 15¢ covers it. Five in a row, across, down or diagonal, wins.
Are there free printable coin bingo cards?
Yes. These printable coin bingo cards are free, with no sign-up: up to 60 different cards, 2 to a page on Letter or A4. The call sheet lists every amount with its coins and a box to tick.
What grade is coin bingo for?
Grade 2 by Common Core, which has pupils solve problems with dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, using the $ and ¢ signs (2.MD.C.8). For younger pupils, the Pennies, nickels and dimes list keeps the sums small.
How much is each coin worth?
A penny is 1¢, a nickel 5¢, a dime 10¢, a quarter 25¢ and a half dollar 50¢. There is a dollar coin too; this game reaches $1.00 with 4 quarters.