Educational Resources for Coins

There are some really interesting resources on the Web to help your children (or your inner child) learn more about coins. You don't need to be a teacher or home-schooler to benefit from these coin and money teaching resources. Many of them are fantastic for helping children, grandchildren, or even your little sister, to learn more about money and coin collecting. For example, did you know that it's very easy to start a coin collection on $4? (This is just one of the great sites on teacher, and About Presentation Software Guide, Wendy Russell's Virtual Amazing Race.)

One of the most outstanding sites for coin and money-related lesson plans can be found at the U.S. Mint's childrens' Web site. The breadth of this "kids' site" will surprise even the most jaded coin collector! Another coin related educational favorite of mine is the MegaPenny Project. You may never look at pennies the same way again after visiting this fascinating site. For those who are enchanted by old coins, you can learn about some really old ones, (ancient, in fact) and find some innovative coin related lesson plans by learning more about Ancient Coins for Education.

Finally, for a little fun with coins, can you guess how many pennies you can place into a full glass of water before the water finally splills over the top? Make sure the glass of water is full to the brim, and then slip in pennies one at a time...(you better have 40 to 50 pennies on hand for this surprising experiment!)

Do you know of any really good teaching resources for coins? Share them below in the Comments.