Canadian Money (Grades 1–2) is a comprehensive, hands‑on resource that teaches students how to identify, count, represent, add, and subtract Canadian money. It includes coin information sheets, counting practice, matching activities, problem‑solving tasks, and real‑world scenarios such as shopping and making change. Students learn to count by 1s, 5s, and 10s, compose and decompose money amounts, and represent values in multiple ways. The resource also incorporates engaging activities like Scoot games, design‑a‑coin tasks, and word searches to reinforce learning.

The unit includes differentiated worksheets for both Grade 1 and Grade 2, ensuring progression from simple coin identification to more complex counting and operations up to one dollar. Assessments and rubrics for each grade provide teachers with ready‑to‑use evaluation tools. With clear visuals, scaffolded practice, and curriculum‑aligned tasks, this resource supports strong foundational financial literacy skills for early learners.

Learning how to count money is an important skill as we need money to buy some of our favourite things! This resource is packed with worksheets and activities that allow students to practice important concepts involving money. 

Concepts covered include:

• identifying Canadian coins and their value
• representing money amounts in one or more ways
• counting to find the total value of a collection of coins
• adding and subtracting money amounts
• solving problems involving money.

Assessments, which can be used at the end of the math unit, are included for each grade along with a marking rubric.

Grade 1 Curriculum Expectations Covered:

• Identify and describe various coins (ie., penny, nickel, dime, quarter, $1 coin, $2 coin), using coin manipulative or drawings and state their value (eg. The value of a penny is one cent; the value of a toonie is two dollars)
•  Represent money amounts to 20¢, through investigation using coin manipulatives
•  Count forward by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 using a variety of tools and strategies (eg. count groups of pennies, nickels, or dimes).
• Add and subtract money amounts to 20¢ using coin manipulatives and drawings. 

Grade 2 Curriculum Expectations Covered: 

• Represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 100, including money amounts to 100¢.
• Compose and decompose two-digit numbers in a variety of ways, using concrete materials (eg. compose 37¢ using one quarter, one dime, and two pennies).
• Estimate, count, and represent (using the ¢ symbol) the value of a collection of coins with a maximum value of one dollar.
• Add and subtract money amounts to 100¢, using a variety of tools and strategies. 

Teacher Notes Includes:

• At A Glance – Curriculum Expectations
• Table of Contents
• Before Your Begin Notes
• Hundreds Chart
• Canada In My Pocket - Lyrics 

Canadian Coin Information Sheets

• one page for each of the coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, loonie, toonie

Money Masters

• Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies and toonies 

Grade 1 Money Assessment

• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Assessments in Understanding, Problem Solving, Communication and Application 

Grade 2 Money Assessment

• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Assessments in Understanding, Problem Solving, Communication and Application  

Student Worksheets:

• Grade 1: Matching Coins & Values
• Grade 1: Count the Canadian Coins
• Grade 1: Name that Canadian Coin
• Grade 1: Counting Pennies
• Grade 1: Counting Nickels
• Grade 1: Counting Nickels and Pennies
• Grade 1: Counting Dimes
• Grade 1: Counting Dimes and Nickels
• Grade 1: Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies
• Grade 2: Counting Coins #1-4
• Grade 1: Counting Coins #5-6
• Grade 2: Counting Coins #7-8
• Grade 1: Draw or Paste and Count #1-2
• Grade 2: Draw or Pate and Count #3-4
• Grade 1: At the Store #1-2
• Grade 2: At the Store #3-4
• Grade 1: Show Me the Money! #1-2
• Grade 2: Show Me the Money! #3-4
• Grade 1: Show Me the Money Two Ways! #1
• Grade 2: Show Me the Money Two Ways! #2-3
• Grade 1: Coin Addition #1 – 2
• Grade 2: Coin Addition #3 – 4
• Grade 1: Coin Subtraction #1 – 2
• Grade 2: Coin Subtraction #3 – 4
• Grade 2: Making $1.00
• Grade 2: Making Money
• Grade 1: Money Problems #1
• Grade 1: Money Problems: Addition
• Grade 1: Money Problems: Subtraction
• Grade 2: Money Problems #2-3
• Grade 1: Money Problems: Addition
• Grade 1: Money Problems: Subtraction

Additional Money Activities

• Money “Scoot” Game – How To Play
• “Scoot” Recording Sheet
• “Scoot” – Grade 1 cards
• “Scoot” – Grade 2 cards
• Design Your Own Coin
• Money Word Search
• If I Had One Hundred Dollars… 

Curriculum Alignment

Ontario

Ontario Grade 1: Number Sense & Numeration

• B1.1 – Identify and describe coins; state their value
• B1.2 – Represent money amounts to 20¢
• B1.3 – Count forward by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s using coins
• B2.1 – Add and subtract money amounts to 20¢
• B2.2 – Solve simple money problems using manipulatives

Ontario Grade 2: Number Sense & Numeration

• B1.1 – Represent, compare, and order money amounts to 100¢
• B1.2 – Compose/decompose money amounts (e.g., 37¢ = 25¢ + 10¢ + 2¢)
• B1.3 – Estimate, count, and represent money amounts to $1.00
• B2.1 – Add and subtract money amounts to 100¢
• B2.2 – Solve money problems using tools/strategies

British Columbia

Grade 1

• Financial Literacy – Value of coins; counting coins

Grade 2

• Financial Literacy – Representing money amounts; skip counting; simple addition/subtraction

Alberta

Grade 1

• 1.NS.3 – Identify coins and their values
• 1.NS.4 – Represent simple money amounts
• 1.PR.1 – Solve simple money problems

Grade 2

• 2.NS.3 – Represent money amounts to $1
• 2.NS.4 – Add/subtract money amounts
• 2.PR.1 – Solve problems involving money

Saskatchewan

Grade 1

• N1.1 – Represent numbers including coins
• N1.2 – Compare and order money amounts

Grade 2

• N2.1 – Represent money amounts to $1
• N2.2 – Add/subtract money amounts

Manitoba

Grade 1

• 1.N.1 – Identify coins and their values
• 1.N.2 – Represent money amounts
• 1.N.3 – Compare money amounts

Grade 2

• 2.N.1 – Represent money amounts to $1
• 2.N.2 – Add/subtract money amounts
• 2.N.3 – Solve simple money problems

New Brunswick

Grade 1

• 1.N.3 – Identify coins and their values
• 1.N.4 – Represent money amounts

Grade 2

• 2.N.3 – Represent money amounts to $1
• 2.N.4 – Add/subtract money amounts
• 2.N.5 – Solve money problems

Nova Scotia

Grade 1

• N01.01 – Identify coins
• N01.02 – Represent money amounts

Grade 2

• N02.01 – Represent money amounts to $1
• N02.02 – Add/subtract money amounts
• N02.03 – Solve money problems

Prince Edward Island

Grade 1

• N01.01 – Identify coins
• N01.02 – Represent money amounts

Grade 2

• N02.01 – Represent money amounts to $1
• N02.02 – Add/subtract money amounts
• N02.03 – Solve money problems

Newfoundland & Labrador

Grade 1

• N1.1 – Identify coins
• N1.2 – Represent money amounts

Grade 2

• N2.1 – Represent money amounts to $1
• N2.2 – Add/subtract money amounts
• N2.3 – Solve money problems

Quebec

Cycle 1 & 2

• Arithmetic – Understanding Canadian currency
• Operations – Addition/subtraction with money
• Problem Solving – Using money in real‑life contexts

Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

• BC Financial Literacy outcomes or
• Alberta NS/PR outcomes (1.NS.3, 2.NS.3, etc.)

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