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Printable Play Money for Kids and Classrooms
Download free printable play money — also called fake money or pretend money — for teaching kids about dollars, denominations, counting money, making change, budgeting, pretend stores, and classroom economy activities. Choose individual bills or a complete printable set in color or black-and-white ink-saver format.
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Printable play money
The $1 bill is free with no sign-in. Additional bills and complete sets are available with a free Money Instructor account. For educational use only — not real currency or legal tender.
Complete Play Money Set
All six denominations — $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 — seventy-two bills across six pages. The fastest way to set up a full classroom money tray.
Need coins too? Add printable pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters with our free printable coin set.
What’s in the Set
Printable dollar bills in six denominations
Each denomination of dollar bill has its own color so students can sort and count at a glance. Every bill is clearly marked play money — for educational use only, not legal tender.
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Make your own play money
The sets above are ready-made sheets. When you need a different quantity — thirty $5 notes for a classroom store, or a tray of quarters — these generators work like a play money template you set up yourself: they build the page for you and print it straight from your browser. The bills generator prints $1, $5, $10 and $20 notes; for $50 and $100, use the printable sets above.
Print Play Money Bills
Choose how many $1, $5, $10 and $20 notes to print and how many go on each line, then cut them out.
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Print Coins Play Money
Pennies through dollar coins at life size — color or line art, fronts or backs, each with a cut guide.
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Counting Money Worksheet
Groups of coins and bills to count and total, with an answer key. Free to use with no account.
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Making Change With Bills
Practice giving change from a bill, with the notes drawn on the worksheet.
Full MembershipComplete your classroom money tray with coins
Pair the bills with printable pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters — or generate your own play coins to cut out.
Classroom Economy
Use this printable money for a classroom economy
Printable classroom money can be used for classroom jobs, student paychecks, rent, fines, bonuses, classroom stores, banking practice, and saving goals. Teachers can use these bills as part of a simple classroom economy system where students earn, spend, save, and budget their money.
- Pay students for classroom jobs
- Set up a classroom store
- Practice deposits and withdrawals
- Teach saving goals and budgeting
- Use rent, fines, bonuses, or taxes for financial decision-making
- Connect the activity to real-world money skills
Ready to run a classroom economy?
Set up jobs, paychecks, a class store, rent, and bills — a step-by-step guide with printables to get you started.
Activity Ideas
How to use printable play money
Pretend Store
Students price classroom items, buy and sell goods, and practice making change.
Making Change Practice
Give students a price and a payment amount, then have them count back the correct change.
Budgeting Game
Give students a fixed amount of play money and have them choose how to spend, save, or donate it.
Classroom Jobs & Paychecks
Students earn classroom cash for jobs and track income, expenses, and savings.
Bank Teller Role-Play
Students practice deposits, withdrawals, account balances, and basic banking vocabulary.
By Age & Grade
Teaching money at every age
Play money works from preschool through high school. These guides help you match money lessons to the right age and grade.
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Printing & prep tips
A few minutes of prep makes a class set that lasts. Print, cut, and store the bills once and you’ll reach for them again and again.
- Print on cardstock so the bills hold up to repeated handling.
- Laminate the sheets for a reusable class set that lasts all year.
- Cut along the lines — a paper cutter makes quick work of a full sheet.
- Print the complete set for a full money tray, or single denominations to restock.
- Store each denomination in a labeled envelope or tray for fast setup.
Common Questions
Printable Play Money FAQ
Is this printable play money free?
Yes. The $1 printable play money is available free with no sign-in. Additional denominations and complete sets are available with a free Money Instructor account.
What denominations are included?
The printable play money set includes $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills in color, plus a black-and-white ink-saver set.
Can I use this for a classroom economy?
Yes. Teachers can use the printable money for classroom jobs, paychecks, rent, fines, bonuses, classroom stores, deposits, withdrawals, and budgeting activities as part of a classroom economy.
Can students use this to practice making change?
Yes. The bills are useful for pretend store activities, counting money, comparing denominations, and practicing how to make change.
Is this real money?
No. This printable play money is for educational use only. It is not legal tender and should not be used as real currency.
Should I print in color or black and white?
Color can help students quickly identify denominations, while black-and-white versions are helpful for saving ink or printing larger classroom sets.
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