Money Game for Kids: Money Match
Money Match is a free money game where kids count coins, add up notes and coins, and work out the change from a purchase, all using the coins and notes of your own country.
Money Match
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- Ages
- 5–11
- School years
- Grade R–Grade 5
- Skills
- Recognising coins and notes by their value, Adding amounts of money, Counting on from the largest value
- Curriculum
- CAPS
- Time
- 2–5 minutes a round
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
- Updated
How to play Money Match
- Choose a level: count coins, coins and notes, or make change.
- Pick whether to tap an answer or type the amount yourself.
- Look carefully at the value printed on each coin and note, then add them up. Start with the biggest values first.
- For change questions, count up from the price to the amount paid. Get 10 questions done and earn up to three stars!
What your child learns
- Recognising coins and notes by their value
- Adding amounts of money
- Counting on from the largest value
- Calculating change by subtracting or counting up
- Reading and writing money amounts with dollars and cents, pounds and pence, or rupees
About Money Match
Money is one of the most practical parts of maths. Counting a handful of coins builds addition and skip counting skills, and working out change is a real-life reason to practise subtraction and counting up. The game uses the coins and notes of the country you are viewing, so what kids see on screen matches the money in their pocket.
Children in Grade R to Grade 1 can start by counting a few coins. Kids in Grades 2–3 can add notes and coins together, and the make change level suits Grades 4–5. Every coin and note is a simple drawing labelled with its value, so kids focus on the amount rather than the picture.
Which level should my child play?
| School year | Suggested level |
|---|---|
| Grade R | Count coins |
| Grade 1 | Count coins |
| Grade 2 | Coins and notes |
| Grade 3 | Coins and notes |
| Grade 4 | Make change |
| Grade 5 | Make change |
Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
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🇿🇦 CAPS links
Find games by grade →- Grade 1 · Numbers, Operations and Relationships · Money: Recognising South African coins and notes.
Content areas, topics and language skills summarised from the Department of Basic Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Mathematics and English Home Language, Foundation Phase (Grades R–3) and Intermediate Phase (Grades 4–6). Learners taking English First Additional Language practise the same skills at their own pace. Game alignment by Success Tutoring; not endorsed by the Department of Basic Education.
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Frequently asked questions
Which money does the game use?
It uses the coins and notes of your country: whichever country version of the site you are on decides the currency, coins and notes shown.
What age is this money game for?
It suits children aged about 5 to 11. Counting coins is great for beginners, while making change challenges older kids.
How can I help my child count money?
Encourage them to sort coins from biggest to smallest value and count on from the biggest. Letting them pay at the shops and check the change is great real-world practice.
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