Lesson 60: Counting Coins
Lesson Objectives
- Identify coins using concrete models and pictorial representations
- Relate the coins to their values in cents (¢)
- Read and write the names of coins
- Match the names of coins to the coins themselves
- Count the value of multiple coins of the same type
- Find the value of multiple mixed coins by starting with the coin of greatest value
- Express values using both symbols ($ and ¢)
Materials
- Extend Workbook (Page 60)
- Money set manipulatives or actual coins
- Coin songs (optional)
- Graph paper (optional)
Step 1: Warm Up (5 min)
Refer back to the list of ways peole get money and what they do with it. Remind students before anyone can buy anything, they must get or make money. When buying things, people must be able to add coins (and bills) together to understand how much money they have to know how much they can spend. At your age, your parents or caregivers make sure you have everything you need. However, there are things that you want (ice cream, food, clothes, something you are saving up for).
Step 2: Vocab Review (5 min)
Review prior vocabulary: coins, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, face of a coin.
Step 3: Model (5 min)
Last lesson, we reviewed four coins. The person on each of the coins is different – they are various Presidents from the United States (penny – our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln; nickel – our 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson; dime – our 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt; and, the quarter – our 1st President, George Washington). The back of each coin is related to each president: penny – Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC; nickel – Jefferson’s home in Monticello, VA; dime – a torch and some plants (representing liberty, strength, independence, and peace); quarter – an eagle (represents liberty). Review how much each coin is worth. Reviewing adding pennies (adding by one), adding nickels (skip counting by fives), adding dimes (skip counting by tens), and adding quarters (adding 25).
Step 4: Guided Practice (5 min)
Within their pairs, have students practice quizzing each other on what each coin is called, and how much each coin is worth in cents. If necessary, give students a coin visual showing each coin, its name, and its worth for additional support for students to use. Then, give students a set amount of coins and add them up. Remind them to start with the largest coin first, if possible. If necessary, have students write the total amount for each coin on a graph piece of paper to line up their numbers and add the totals. Write the total (in $ and ¢), modeling this to students first.
Step 5: Student Practice (5 min)
Go to Student Workbook Page (60). Read the directions at the top of the page. Write the value of each pictured coin for each problem, then add the total up. Write the total in ($ and ¢).
Step 6: Wrap Up (5 min)
To wrap up the lesson, review the learning objectives and core vocabulary words again and ask your students about their experience.
