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Color by Coin

Teach Starter Publishing
Google Slide, PDF | 1 page | Grades: K - 2

Identify quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies by coloring each picture according to a color guide.

🖍️Color by Coin Worksheet

Use this independent practice worksheet to support your money lesson. Students will identify the different coins and color them according to the key. This math worksheet includes a collection of 20 coins with front and backside images. 

An answer key is included with your download to make grading fast and easy!

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

For students who need more of a challenge, encourage students to write the value of each coin next to or inside the picture.

Support students who need additional help by completing the worksheet in a small group or 1:1 setting. Additionally, invite students to use an anchor chart or classroom poster to remind them of what each coin looks like. 

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. 

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete. 

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardstock and slipping it into a dry-erase sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse them. 

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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