Practice Counting Money Game For Kids

Learn to count money with this free online change counting game!

Coin Counting Challenge: Learn to Count Change!

Target amount: $0.00

View the Target Amount: A random dollar amount (between $0.50 and $5.00) appears at the top of the game. This is the exact change children must assemble.
Drag Coins and Bills into the Wallet: Below the target, a row of draggable images shows a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, $1 bill, and $5 bill. Click or tap any coin/bill and drag it into the purse area.
Remove Coins by Dragging Them Back: If you change your mind or need a different combination, drag coins or bills from the purse back to the coin area. This action subtracts that value.
Click “Submit” to Check Your Total: Once you think the coins in the purse add up exactly to the target amount, press the Submit button.
- If the sum is correct, a congratulatory message (“🎉 Good Job!”, “Great Work!”, “Way to Go!”, or “Perfect!”) appears along with a brief firework animation.
- If the sum is incorrect, a “Try again!” message prompts another attempt.
Press “Play Again” to Reset: When you’re ready for a new challenge, click Play Again. This clears the purse, generates a fresh random target, and resets any messages.

Coin Recognition: Seeing realistic images of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and bills helps children match visual features with their monetary values.
Mental Math Practice: Because there’s no running total, kids must mentally add decimals (e.g., 0.25 + 0.10 = 0.35), reinforcing real-world addition skills.
Persistence and Problem-Solving: The “Try again!” feedback encourages experimentation with different combinations rather than giving up after one mistake.
Real-Life Application: Learning to make exact change translates directly to everyday tasks like paying a cashier, budgeting allowance, or splitting bills.
Fine Motor Skills: Drag-and-drop interaction builds hand-eye coordination and comfort with touchscreen or mouse controls.

Set Time Challenges: Use a stopwatch or kitchen timer and challenge students to match the target in under 60 seconds. Record times on a chart to track improvement over several rounds.
Limit Coin Types: For beginners, allow only pennies, nickels, and dimes. Once they master those, introduce quarters and half-dollars to increase the difficulty.
Encourage Verbal Counting: Prompt kids to say each coin’s value out loud as they drag it into the purse (“One quarter is 25 cents, plus one dime is 35 cents…”). This reinforces auditory learning.
Group Competition: Split students into teams. Each team gets a turn to match the target. Award points for accuracy and speed. Rotate targets to ensure everyone practices a variety of amounts.
Classroom Integration: Project the game on a smartboard or interactive whiteboard. Let different students take turns dragging coins while the rest of the class checks the math on paper.
Extension Activities: After mastering digital practice, give each child a handful of real coins and ask them to match targets in “offline” rounds. Compare their real-world skills to the game results.