| Games Center | Grades K and 1 | Grades 2 and 3 | Grades 4 through 6 |
| Title | Description | Skills | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Explorer | This fun adventure explores the states and their 50 State Quarters Program designs. Bill the Mint Buffalo guides kids through activities and state trivia questions. Three levels of difficulty allow students to progress through the game as skills increase. |
Multi-step directions Fine motor skills Map awareness Fact recall Identification skills |
Social Studies Geography |
| Presidential Portraits | Kids will test their knowledge of the presidents that are featured on U.S. coins. This activity can be used in conjunction with Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans. |
Fine motor skills Fact recall Basic drag-and-drop mouse functions |
Social Studies |
| Cents of Color | Kids use the mouse and online activity to color images of coins from the 50 State Quarter Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Visual awareness Fine motor skills Color sense |
Social Studies Geography |
| Mark My Words | Kids complete this word search activity using words contained in text about United States Mint coin programs. |
Basic mouse skills Fact recall Nonfiction reading skills |
Language Arts Social Studies |
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Lincoln Words (Level 3) |
Kids choose from up to three levels and four categories to find the hidden words about Abraham Lincoln. |
Vocabulary skills Comprehension Word Identification Fine motor skills Hand-eye coordination. |
Language Arts Social Studies |
| Branches of Power | As they endeavor to save the federal government from Oppressor Sam, kids can research and learn about the Constitution and the three branches of power. |
Classification skills Reasoning and analytical skills Vocabulary skills Nonfiction reading Research skills |
Social Studies |
| Arrows of Knowledge | Kids use virtual archery skills to identify and target correct answers. Learn more about coin collecting at the Coin Collector's Workshop. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Fact recall |
Financial Literacy |
| The Lewis and Clark Adventure | This set of games simulates the trail that took Lewis and Clark on their journey west, introducing kids to people, places, and things that Lewis and Clark encountered while earning virtual coins including nickels from the Westward Journey Nickel Series. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Reading and recall of factual events Map reading skills |
Social Studies Geography |
| Collector's Crossword | Kids complete this crossword puzzle based on coin collecting. Learn more about coin collecting at the Coin Collector's Workshop. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Fact recall |
Financial Literacy |
| Inventor's Challenge | Kids choose a filament and herd energy atoms to help their light bulb burn longer than that of their virtual competitor. Learn more about Edison on the page about the 2004 Thomas Edison commemorative silver dollar. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
Science |
| When Pigs Fly | Kids learn about the Wright Brothers' famous flight and the basics of how a plane flies, then building and flying their own plane. The 2003 First Flight Centennial commemorative coins are also highlighted. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Reading and recall of factual events |
Social Studies Mathematics |
| Hoop and Darts | Based on a game originally played by Native Americans, in this electronic version, each player throws darts through a swinging hoop in order to win the other player's darts. Find more information, lesson plans, and classroom resources related to the Native American $1 Coin Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills. |
Social Studies Language Arts |
| Jamestown Challenge | Kids sail to the New World using their knowledge of the first permanent English settlement. |
Multi-step directions Fine motor skills Map awareness Fact recall Identification skills |
Social Studies Geography |
| Adams, Jefferson, or Both? | Kids see if they can tell how much these two presidents have in common. |
Fact recall Basic reasoning Identification skills |
Social Studies |
| Test Your West Point IQ | Take a quiz to learn about the US Military Academy at West Point. |
Fact recall Identification skills Basic reasoning |
Social Studies |
| Test Your Marine Corps IQ | Learn about the US Marine Corps with this multiple-choice quiz. |
Fact recall Identification skills Basic reasoning |
Social Studies |
| Wishing Well | Kids make wishes with virtual coins and Goldie answers. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
All Ages Just for Fun |
| Coin Olympics | Kids feeling adventurous after reading about the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Commemorative Coins can help the H.I.P. Pocket Change Pals compete in three winter Olympics sporting events while earning points for performance. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
All Ages Just for Fun |
| Franklin's Try-N-Fly | Help Minty the Mint Robot steer his kite through a lightning storm, just as Ben Franklin did over two hundred years ago, then assemble a snake that represents the unity of the colonies. To learn more about Ben, check out the 2006 Ben Franklin Commemorative Coins Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
Social Studies All Ages Just for Fun |
| Painters' Studio | Students paint the quarters from the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. Learn more about the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Visual awareness Fine motor skills Color sense |
Social Studies |
