If you are going to teach children about money, it’s best to start early. It is important for parents and educators to help children about money by providing age-appropriate materials and identifying their interests. There are many resources and activities online, but it is recommended that parents and educators review the activities first and identify how much assistance your children may require to participate in the activities so that children can maximize their learning experience from the activities.
Additionally while examining the money math activities, I did not find any fully accessible activities. For example, most apps only provided text instructions on the screen but no verbal instructions or only verbal instructions without text instructions. Even when both verbal and text question were available, the activities had no option to repeat the question. One had background music which may distract the player’s concentration. Children may come across activities which they may need to click to test each object on the screen to find out the next step. This could frustrate the young learner.
It is recommended that you work on the activities with your children, and use real coins and bills after the activities to help reinforce their learning; you may want to ask questions to your children while shopping together ( i.e. I need 79 cents, can you tell me which coins I need?)
Here are some money math activities you may want to play with your children. If the player has low vision, you may need to enlarge the display on a computer screen to recognize the coins.
ABCya
Learn to Count Money: https://www.abcya.com/games/counting_money
This site offers activities for PreK to Grade 6 level core standards. One of the good features is that a player needs to understand the different descriptions (25 cents, 0.25, 25 c, etc.) and match to a coin and bill on the screen.
Education.com
This site offers features such as guided lessons, printable worksheets, and common standard levels if you would like to align to specific grade level lesson plans. Animated characters may attract children to engage with these activities. You will need to create a login by using your Email address to use the resources and games.
In a certain lesson, questions are only asked verbally and written questions may not be available within the game. Images can be too small for low vision individuals to distinguish the difference of coins on a small computer screen so it is recommended to check the accessibility of each activity.
Identifying Coins: Couch Fishing: https://www.education.com/game/identifying-coins-couch-fishing/
Money Math: Shopping with Penelope:
https://www.education.com/game/money-math-shopping-penelope/
There are money apps for mobile devices (Android & IOS). Some children may enjoy playing Cashier money math games. Unfortunately most of the games are not accessible to all children and instructions may not be clear to children. I did not test apps on mobile devices, but some users reported that some money apps for mobile devices crashed while playing cashier money math games. Like activities on a computer, it is important for parents and educator to evaluate the activities first and reinforce the progress by working together with the actual coins and bills.
If you find accessible Money games, welcome to place comments to share the information.