COUNTING MONEY Up to 30 Cents Ms. LaMagna What coins do you see? Pennies Nickels Dimes Quarters.
"Pot of Coins" Money Counting Lesson
Transcript of "Pot of Coins" Money Counting Lesson
1st–2nd GradeObjectives
• Studentswillidentifythenameandvalueofdifferentcoins.
• Studentswillcountthetotalvalueofagroupofcoinsandfindequivalentcoincombinations.
Materials Needed• The Coin Counting BookbyRozanneLanczakWilliams• CointemplateorPlasticCoins[RA807]orMagneticCoins[ID306]
• “PotofCoins”activitymat• Spinnertemplate• Paperbag• Paperclips• Pencils• ScissorsProducts with item numbers are available at LakeshoreLearning.com.
Before You Begin
1. Printandcutoutasetofcointemplatesforeachstudentorpairofstudents.(Youcanalsouserealcoinsorasetofpretendcoins.)
2.Printthe“PotofCoins”activitymat.Youwillneedonematforeverystudentinyourclass.
3.Printthespinnertemplate.Youwillneedonespinnerforeverythreeorfourstudents.
Introduction
Giveasetofcoinstoeachstudentsostudentscanmanipulatethemthroughoutthelesson.Orhavestudentsworkinpairstoenhanceunderstanding.
ReadaloudThe Coin Counting Book.Asyouread,pauseperiodicallyandchallengestudentstodemonstratethemoneyconceptsinthebookusingtheircoins.
Procedure1. Reviewthenameandvalueofeachcoinwithstudents.
2.Drawalargepotontheclassboardoronchartpaper.Tellstudentsyouaregoingtoputafewcoinsinthepot,andyouwouldlikethemtohelpyoucountthevalueofthecoins.
3.Drawcirclesinsidethepotandlabelthemwitha“p”forpenny,“n”fornickel,“d”fordimeandsoon.(Orusemagneticcoinsonamagneticwrite&wipeboard.)
4.Invitestudentstousetheirowncoinmanipulativestohelpthemcountthetotalvalueofthecoinsinthepot.
5.Repeattheactivitywithdifferentcoincombinations.Discussstrategiesforaddingcoinvalues(e.g.,countbyfives,startwiththehighest-valuecoins,groupequivalentcoins,andsoon).YoumaywanttorefertoThe Coin Counting Bookforexamples.
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6.Oncestudentsunderstandtheactivity,invitevolunteerstodrawcoinsinthepotfortheirclassmatestoaddtogether.
7.Next,encouragestudentstofindcoinequivalentsforcertainvalues.Forexample,holdupadimeandask,“WhatothercoincombinationscanIusetoshow10cents?”Reinforceequivalenciesbypromptingstudentstoshowavarietyofcoincombinationsthatequal20cents,25cents,50centsandsoon.Chartstudents’responses.
Guided Practice
1. Dividestudentsintogroupsofthreeorfour.Giveeachstudenta“PotofCoins”activitymat.
2.Giveeachgroupapaperbagandonesetofcoins.Havestudentsputthecoinsinthebag.
3.Giveeachgroupaspinnertemplate,apencilandapaperclip.Showstudentshowtousethepaperclipasthearrowforthespinner:Slidethepaperclipontothepencilandholdthepenciluprightinthecenterofthespinner.Flickthepapercliptospinitaroundthepencil.
4.Haveplayerstaketurnsspinningtoselectanumber.Eachstudentdrawsthatmanycoinsfromthebagandplacesthemonamat.Havestudentsaddupthevalueoftheircoins.Theplayerwiththehighestvaluewinstheround!(Pointoutthatthepersonwiththemostcoinsisn’tnecessarilythepersonwiththehighestvalue.)
5.Challengestudentstoplayseveralroundsto practicecountingvariouscoincombinations.
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