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Features

Count coins in rows of 5 and write how many, to 20
Count by 5s and by 10s, writing the count under each coin
Bags of 10 and loose coins: tens and ones to 49
Mixed coins: start with the biggest and count on
Coins marked 1, 5 and 10, not any country's money
Every page in color and in black and white
Answer keys included

Skills Covered

Count up to 20 things and write how many
Count by 5s to 40
Count by 10s to 100

See a bag of 10 as one ten
Count tens and ones
Count on from the biggest coin

About Hanukkah gelt

Gelt is the Yiddish word for money. During Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, children are often given chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil, called gelt, and use them to play the dreidel game. The coins on these pages say 1, 5 and 10 and are not any country's money, so the pages work anywhere. In 2026 Hanukkah begins on the evening of December 4 and ends on December 12.

How to Use This Pack

Five pages of counting with gelt. Page 1 has coins marked 1 in rows of 5: count them and write how many, up to 20. On page 2 every coin says 5: students count by 5s and write the count under each coin, and page 3 does the same by 10s up to 100. Page 4 shows net bags of 10 coins with some loose coins: write how many bags, how many more and how many in all. Page 5 mixes coins marked 10, 5 and 1, always biggest first: students count on and write the count under each coin. The first problem on every page is a worked example, and on pages 2 and 3 the first count of each row is given.

In the Classroom

Hand out real or paper coins marked 1, 5 and 10 and count a row together, saying each number aloud. For page 4, fill a bag or cup with 10 counters so students see that a bag is one ten. On page 5, model starting with the biggest coin: "10, 20, 25, 26, 27."

At Home

Count coins, buttons or chocolate gelt together, by ones and then in groups of 5 or 10. Ask your child to put 10 in a cup, then count the cups by 10s and the loose ones by 1s.

Tips for Success

Rows of 5 help you count: 5, 10, 15, 20
When every coin says 5, count by 5s
A bag of 10 is one ten: count the bags by 10s, then the loose coins by 1s
Start with the biggest coins, then count on
The last number you write is how many in all

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

K.CC.A.1 Say the numbers in order up to 100, counting by 1s and also by 10s.
K.CC.A.2 Keep counting upward from a number other than 1, within the numbers already known.
K.CC.B.5 Tell how many: up to 20 objects in a line, array or circle, or 10 scattered. Also count out a requested number up to 20.
K.NBT.A.1 Build and break apart 11 to 19 as ten ones plus more ones, recording with drawings or equations like 14 = 10 + 4.
1.OA.C.5 Connect counting with adding and subtracting, such as adding 4 by counting on four more.
1.NBT.B.2a See a group of ten ones as one unit called a ten.
1.NBT.B.2b Know that 11 through 19 are each made of one ten plus 1 to 9 ones.
1.NBT.B.2c Know that 10, 20, 30 and so on up to 90 mean 1 to 9 tens with no ones.
2.NBT.A.2 Count up to 1,000, and count by fives, tens and hundreds.

Hanukkah Gelt Counting

K – 1st Grade

Hanukkah counting practice with chocolate gelt coins marked 1, 5 and 10 and net bags of 10. Students count coins to 20, count by 5s and 10s, count bags of 10 and loose coins, and count on from the biggest coin.

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What’s Included

5 worksheets in color and in black and white, with answer keys (15 pages)
Counting by 1s, 5s and 10s with gelt coins
Bags of 10 for tens and ones, and counting on with mixed coins
Color pages for screens and color printers; black-and-white pages kids can color

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