We’ve been working on counting money with my 2nd grader, and for some reason she still to this day struggles with skip counting. We’ve worked on it over and over again and just can not get it concrete in her amazing little brain. She was really struggling with it one day and was almost in tears, so I decided we needed to make this fun.
I decided to make this game using real money that encouraged her to have fun with practicing her coin counting. She seems to respond well with playing educational games, plus my other girls are always looking for an excuse to sit down together and play a good board game.
Spend to the End
This game is called “Spend to the End” because that’s exactly how you maneuver around the board. You spend a certain amount of money to move forward along in the game, and who ever can spend their money the fastest will win!
All you need to play “Spend to the End” is a bag or container full of random coins (I put a few of each and you can switch it up each time with different amounts). Basically, you start with $.00 and pick a coin from the bag or container. Then you move to that space on the board. Then each time it’s your turn and you draw a new coin from the bag, you add that amount to the space you’re currently on to get your new total spent, and continue on to the new total.
This game is great because it helps your kids:
- Identify the different amounts each coin is worth
- Money counting skills
- Coin identification using only touch (maybe they’ll figure out how to reach for the quarters instead of the pennies so they can move along faster? They will be able to figure out the different sizes of the coins, which has ridges along the edge, etc.)
Since I’ve made this game my kids can’t seem to get enough, which is funny to me because it’s just a silly old game mom came up with one day. They are always asking me, “When can we play ‘Spend to the End’ again?!”, which makes for one happy homeschooling momma!
Download your free copy of Spend to the End here!
How Do Your Kids Like “Spend to the End”?
Did you download and play this game with your kids? If so what was their response? Did you notice their coin counting skills improving the more they played? I know I did with mine!
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Amy says
February 11, 2016 at 10:38 pmSo excited to find this game!! My younger boys will love this game-looks like fun:)
Jeanetta Roberts says
February 12, 2016 at 2:04 amThank you! I hope they have fun with it!
Mother of 3 says
February 15, 2016 at 6:10 amThis looks so fun! My youngest son is struggling with coins; he can skip count and add them up but he still can not remember which coin is which and how much it’s worth. I think we’ll definitely be giving this game a try! Thank you.
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Jeanetta Roberts says
February 15, 2016 at 12:38 pmPlease come back if you can and let me know if it helped!! Good luck!
Lisa/SyncopatedMama says
February 15, 2016 at 7:03 amThis is a cute idea and one I haven’t actually seen, even though I’m a former teacher. Pinning!
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Jeanetta Roberts says
February 15, 2016 at 12:37 pmThank you so much!
Stephanie says
February 16, 2016 at 11:12 amThis sounds like so much fun!! I’m saving this for my little guy when he starts to learn about money!!
Thanks for sharing!!
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Jenn Roberts says
February 23, 2016 at 8:01 pmThanks for stopping by Stephanie! Let me know if it works with your lil man 😉
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Hil says
February 17, 2016 at 6:39 pmlearning about money and counting is so important. What a fun game to help learn.
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Jenn Roberts says
February 23, 2016 at 8:00 pmThank you Hil! And thank you for stopping by!
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CJ Huang | Morsels of Life says
February 18, 2016 at 12:27 pmSuch a creative way to teach counting, math, and learning about coins! Bonus is that’s it’s fun too. 🙂
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Jenn Roberts says
February 23, 2016 at 8:02 pmThank you! And thanks for stopping by!
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Lori says
February 21, 2016 at 2:41 pmLooks like fun. We can’t wait to try!
Jeanetta Roberts says
February 21, 2016 at 10:23 pmThanks Lori!!
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
February 23, 2016 at 1:20 pmLOL This looks like tons of fun! Sure beats window shopping and I bet there are lots of laughs exchanged as well as knowledge!
Lindsey says
February 23, 2016 at 3:54 pmCUUUUUUTE! HOW’D YOU THINK OF THIS? AWESOME!
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Jeanetta Roberts says
February 23, 2016 at 8:54 pmBasically – I was desperate. LOL! I don’t know it was so so weird. I just needed it, sat down and had it made within an hour and then we played it that afternoon. I was kind of amazed by it to be honest! haha!
Heather says
February 29, 2016 at 4:50 amMy kiddos love money games! Can’t wait to play this…maybe we can fit it in today. Thanks for a juicy idea!
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