Count the Rupee Notes and Coins in the Piggy Bank
Open the piggy bank and see what is inside! In this free money activity for kids, children look at a set of Indian coins and notes of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50 and ₹100, add them up and type the total in rupees.
Starting with the biggest note and counting down is a simple trick that makes totals easy. The activity works on screen or as a printable worksheet, so children can practise at home or in the classroom before their next trip to the shop.
How to play
- Look at all the coins and notes shown in the piggy bank.
- Sort them in your mind from the biggest value to the smallest: ₹100, ₹50, ₹20, ₹10, ₹5, ₹2, ₹1.
- Count on from the biggest, adding each coin or note to your running total.
- Type the total amount in rupees and check your answer. Try the next piggy bank!
This activity gives children real practice with Indian currency, which they will use all their lives. By counting mixed coins and notes, your child strengthens place value, skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s, 20s and 50s, and mental addition within a few hundred rupees. Counting from the largest value first teaches an organised strategy instead of random guessing, which reduces careless mistakes. Children also learn to recognise each denomination by sight. You can extend the learning at home by letting your child count real coins from a purse, check change after shopping, or save towards a small goal.
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Updated 5 Nov 2026