2nd grade counting coins worksheets

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Second grade counting coins worksheets shuffle the coins, so sorting by value comes first. Rows can pass one dollar, and those totals are written in dollar form, like $1.15. That matches 2.MD.C.8: solve problems with quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Count each group of coins. Write the total in dollars and cents.

  1. What is the value of one dime and one nickel?

    Answer: 10 cents plus 5 cents is 15 cents.

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What's on a 2nd grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 5 problems. Its answers run from $0.11 to $1.10. On the 1st grade sample they run from 11¢ to 85¢.

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How to teach this

The rows come mixed up on purpose. Have your child circle the quarters first, then work down through dimes, nickels, and pennies. Crossing a dollar is the new step: 75, 100, 110 reads as $1.10. If dollar form trips them up, let them find the whole total in cents first and convert at the end.

Watch for: Kids count every coin as one and answer with the number of coins. Have them say each coin's value out loud before adding it on. Kids read the dime as 5 cents because it's the smallest coin on the page. Size doesn't match value: the dime is smaller than the nickel and the penny but worth more than both.

Common questions about 2nd grade counting coins

What changes in second grade?
The coins come shuffled, so your child sorts by value before counting, and some rows add up past one dollar. Totals of a dollar or more are written like $1.15, the way 2.MD.C.8 asks for.
Should answers use the cent sign or the dollar sign?
Under a dollar, the cent sign is fine: 85¢. At a dollar or more, switch to dollar form: $1.05. The answer key follows the same rule.

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Aligned to Common Core 2.MD.C.8. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.

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