PENNY CANDY GAME | FAMILY GAME
Penny Candy Game
Object of the Game
Be the first player to collect 10 or more pennies and 10 or more pieces of “candy” on your game
board.
Materials
• 2 Penny Candy Game Boards
Print the game board, make your own, or use the preset game board in the free Number Frames
app ([Link]
Penny Candy Game Board
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• 30 objects for pretend candy
You can use dried beans, buttons, paper scraps,
small toys such as building blocks, or even small
candies.
• 30 real or pretend pennies
You can make some pennies by cutting circles out
of cereal or cracker boxes or any kind of paper.
• Penny Candy Double Spinner Penny Candy Double Spinner
Print the spinner or make your own
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Skills
This game helps us practice
• Counting objects to 10 and beyond
• Reading numerals 1–4
• Recognizing small quantities up to 4 without counting
• Comparing quantities (Which is more?)
How to Play
1. Get ready to play:
» Each player needs a Penny Candy Game Board.
» Players share the double spinner, pennies, and candy counters.
» Decide who goes first.
2. Players take turns spinning the double spinner.
» The number spinner tells how many pennies or candies to take.
» The penny and candy spinner tells which item to take.
3. Players count out the designated number of pennies or candies and place them in the
correct 10-frame on their game boards.
4. The first player to collect 10 or more candies and 10 or more pennies, wins!
5. Have fun!
Tips for Families
Before you play: Penny Candy Game Board
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• Talk about the 10-frames.
» Point to a 10-frame. Ask: What do you know about this?
» Have your child count the squares.
» Ask: How many squares are in the top row? How many are in the bottom row?
After the game:
• Ask questions:
» How many pennies (candies) do you have so far?
» You already have 3. If you get 2 more, how many will you have?
» Now you have 7! How many more do you need to get to 10?
» How many do I need to catch up with you?
» Do you have more pennies or more candies? How do you know? (Your child might know by
just looking or may count the sets to find out. Either way is fine.)
• Invite your child to decide how to handle “extras.” For example, if a player has 9 pennies,
and spins 3 pennies, the player might decide to spin the number spinner again until they
land on 1. Or, the player might decide to take all 3 pennies and put the extras below or
beside the penny purse on their game board.
At the end of the game:
• Ask: How many pennies and candies do you have altogether? Provide support counting to 20 or
beyond as needed.
Change It Up
Making even small changes to a game can invite new ways of thinking about the math. Try making
one of the changes below.
• Play cooperatively with both players taking turns spinning the spinners and filling 1 game
board.
• Play until both players have collected 10 or more candies and 10 or more pennies.
• Change the rules so that a player wins with exactly 10 pieces of candy and exactly 10
pennies.
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Penny Candy Gameboard
Penny Candy Game Board
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Penny Candy Spinner
Penny Candy Double Spinner
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Penny Candy Double Spinner
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