Counting Bills and Coins

One functional task that many students struggle understanding is counting bills and coins. For adults, specific bills and coins have automatic meaning but for younger children this meaning is extremely abstract.

Counting Bills and Coins is an application that can be used on an iPad to teach students how to count with bills and coins.

The application does this up to a $20 amount and it allows the student to make change, make other amounts, see the values, or simply count money.

The application is extremely user friendly, free, and quick to download.

Something else that is great about this application is the fact that it comes with three different levels. These levels allow the application to become more challenging for students when it is appropriate. This great feature also allows you to use the application with students of different ages.

Here is another review on this same application. We both found the application useful, however, that it was lacking creativity. Meaning there are no exciting graphics or music to go along with the application.

One recommendation I would have to the makers of this application would be to enhance the overall design of the application. Although it is not necessarily the most exciting topic, some brighter colors and more exciting graphics could take it a long way.

On the other hand, for students who learn better when given the information in a straight-forward manner and have sensory issues, this application is perfect!

As a special education teacher I could see myself teaching a lesson about money, having students review with this specific iPad application, and then having a hands-on lesson in which students pretend they are checking something out from a grocery store.

I believe that using this application in combination with other lessons would make it most likely for students to succeed. It is also great for students to be able to review whether they are at school or at home. This constant review would help students keep the quantities of these objects fresh in their minds.

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