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Word and Category
Word: Quarter
Related Definition: Coin
Category: System Word
What this category means: System words explain how money is used and organized in the real world. They help children understand what money looks like, how it is counted, and how people use it to buy, save, or make change.
Definitions
In Simple Words
A quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents.
It is worth more than a dime and less than a dollar.
A quarter has the same value as:
25 pennies;
1 nickel and 20 pennies;
2 nickels and 15 pennies;
3 nickels and 10 pennies;
4 nickels;
2 dimes and 1 nickel;
1 dime, 1 nickel, and 10 pennies.
A Little More Grown-Up
A quarter is a twenty-five-cent coin used in the United States. Quarters are often used to make change and help people count money by twenty-fives.
Context Clues
You may find the word “quarter” in Sammy Rabbit activities and lesson plans to help kids kids learn how coins have different values and how to count money.
Sammy Says
Sammy Says: “Save pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters cause coins and change add up fast!”
Money Habit Connection
Learning about quarters helps kids practice counting money, understand coin values, and see how saving higher-value coins can help money add up faster if they make saving and investing habits!
Silly Sentence
My quarter thought it was a superstar because it was worth a whole twenty-five cents!
Serious Sentence
When you save quarters, your money can grow more quickly toward your goals.
Rhyming Sentences
Silly Rhyming Sentence:
A quarter dropped with a clatter and cheer—twenty-five cents saved right here!
Serious Rhyming Sentence:
Each quarter saved with care and pride brings my money goals closer inside.
Examples of Quarters
A quarter used to buy a small item
Quarters saved in a piggy bank
Quarters counted by twenty-fives
Quarters added together to make a dollar
Examples of What Is Not a Quarter
Pennies, nickels, or dimes
Paper money (dollar bills)
Digital money
Related Money Words
Coin • Penny • Nickel • Dime • Dollar • Money • Save
Opposite Money Words
Penny (smaller value) • Dollar (larger value)
Questions Parents and Teachers Can Ask Kids
Ask your child or student:
“How many quarters does it take to make one dollar?”
Remember
Quarters are worth more, so saving just a few can help your money grow faster.
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