These money worksheets for 1st graders start with what each coin is worth, then count nickels by 5s and dimes by 10s. The page opens on dimes, nickels and pennies together, drawn as labeled circles, up to 50¢.
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From one coin to three
Start with a value of coins worksheet and the trades: a nickel is five pennies, a dime is two nickels. Next count one kind of coin in a row, nickels by 5s and dimes by 10s. Then mix them. Students count the dimes first, then the nickels, then the pennies, as the answer key does: 10 + 15 + 3 is 28¢.
Labeled circles, not coin pictures
Every coin on a sheet is a plain circle with its value printed on it, so students read the value and practice the counting. Keep real or plastic coins on the table to learn what each coin looks like. The dimes and pennies sheets double as tens and ones practice: 4 dimes and 6 pennies make 46¢.
Let students touch each circle with a pencil as they count, so no coin is skipped.
Have them say the running total aloud: 10, 20, 25, 30, 31.
Print the in-words sheet once the drawn one is easy.
Questions and answers
What money skills do 1st graders learn?
In Texas, grade 1 students name pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters by value, write amounts with the cent symbol and count by twos, fives and tens to value pennies, nickels and dimes (standards 1.4(A) to 1.4(C)). Common Core first names coins in grade 2.
Why are the coins plain circles?
So that nothing on a sheet looks like real money. Each circle carries its value: 1¢, 5¢ or 10¢. Use real coins alongside the sheet to practice telling them apart by size and color.
How do dimes and pennies help with place value?
A dime is ten pennies, so dimes act as tens and pennies as ones. 4 dimes and 6 pennies make 46¢, the same digits as 4 tens and 6 ones. The dimes and pennies sheets show up to twelve coins at a time.
Do the sheets include quarters?
Only on the value and trade sheets: a quarter is worth 25¢ and trades for five nickels. The counting sheets on this page stay with pennies, nickels and dimes, the three coins grade 1 counts by ones, fives and tens.
All 13 sheet types
What each coin is worth 2
Coin names and values, both waysEight lines. Four ask what a coin is worth and four ask which coin is worth 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ or 25¢. A dime is worth 10¢; the coin worth 5¢ is the nickel.
Coin values: what is each coin worth?Four lines, one for each coin: a penny is worth 1¢, a nickel 5¢, a dime 10¢ and a quarter 25¢. Students write the number in front of the cent sign.
Trading coins 1
Coin trades: how many make the bigger coin?How the coins relate. 1 nickel = 5 pennies, 1 dime = 2 nickels, 1 quarter = 5 nickels: 5 × 1¢ = 5¢, 2 × 5¢ = 10¢ and 5 × 5¢ = 25¢. Only trades that come out even are asked.
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One kind of coin: count by 5s and 10s 5
Count dimes by 10sA number of dimes in words, from 2 to 9. 7 dimes = 70¢, counted 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 on the key.
Count nickels by 5sA number of nickels in words, from 2 to 10. 8 nickels = 40¢, and the key writes out the count: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40.
Dimes to count by 10s, drawnA row of 2 to 9 circles, each marked 10¢. Seven of them make 70¢: 7 × 10¢ = 70¢.
Nickels to count by 5s, drawnA row of 2 to 10 circles, each marked 5¢. Six of them make 30¢: 6 × 5¢ = 30¢. Students touch each circle and count on by five.
One kind of coin in a row: by ones, 5s or 10sEach line names one kind of coin, so the student must choose how to count: 6 pennies by ones, 6 nickels by 5s, 6 dimes by 10s. 6 × 5¢ = 30¢ and 6 × 10¢ = 60¢.
Pennies, nickels and dimes together 5
Dimes and pennies in words: tens and onesThe same count without a picture. 7 dimes and 2 pennies = 72¢, and the key shows 70 + 2.
Dimes and pennies, drawn: tens and onesTens and ones in coins, up to twelve circles at a time. 4 dimes and 6 pennies: 40¢ + 6¢ = 46¢, the same digits as 4 tens and 6 ones.
Dimes, nickels and pennies in wordsUp to three kinds of coin named in words, to 50¢. 3 dimes, 3 nickels and 1 penny: 30¢ + 15¢ + 1¢ = 46¢.
Dimes, nickels and pennies to 50¢, drawnUp to three kinds of coin in one collection, never more than 50¢. 1 dime, 3 nickels and 3 pennies: 10¢ + 15¢ + 3¢ = 28¢. Each coin is a plain circle with its value on it, largest first. The page opens on this sheet.
Nickels and pennies to 30¢, drawnCount the nickels by 5s, then count on by ones. 3 nickels and 4 pennies: 15¢ + 4¢ = 19¢.
How this list was compiled: Own list of sheet types, written 2026-10-01. Every worked example was checked with exact arithmetic in whole cents. Coins are printed as plain circles with only the value written on them; nothing on a sheet looks like real currency, and no real price, shop or brand is quoted. Coin values, read 2026-10-03: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_United_States_dollar (circulating coins exist in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢ and $1.00; these sheets use the penny, nickel, dime and quarter). Standards read in the full text on 2026-10-03: the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 19 TAC chapter 111, https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/ch111a.pdf (grade 1, 1.4(A) identify U.S. coins, including pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, by value and describe the relationships among them; 1.4(B) write a number with the cent symbol to describe the value of a coin; 1.4(C) use relationships to count by twos, fives and tens to determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels and/or dimes). The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Math_Standards1.pdf, read the same day, first name coins in grade 2 (2.MD.8). Licence: own work