Show Me the Money

Author: Megan Johnson based on unit by: megan johnson 08/11/2005 10:52:00 AM EDT		 TaskStream - Advancing Educational Excellence

VITAL INFORMATION
Subject(s):
Mathematics
 
Grade/Level:
1
 
Time Required:

App. 7 days for lessons.  Culminating activity will be ongoing throughout the school year.
 
Objective(s):

Students will:

  1. Identify the value of a group of nickels and pennies.
  2. Identify the value of a group of dimes and pennies.
  3. Identify a group of dimes and nickels.
  4. Identify the value of a group of dimes, nickels, and pennies.
  5. Identify a quarter and find groups of coins that have the same value.
  6. Count collections of coins including a quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
 
Summary:

Students will learn to count money through various activities with integrated technology.

Essential Questions:

  1. What do we use money for?
  2. Why do you need to know how to count money?
  3. How do you count money?
 
IMPLEMENTATION
Learning Activities:
1. Exploring Pennies
 
 
2. Exploring Nickels
 
 
3. Exploring Dimes
 
 
4. Exploring Quarters
 
 
5. Dollar Race
 
 
6. Coin Calculator
 
 
7. Coins for Cancer
 
 
8. Learning Center Activities
 
 
Resources and Unit Handouts:
Attachments
  1. Piggy Bank Coloring
  2. Design A Coin
  3. Money Journal
  4. Suggested Books
Links
  1. United Streaming (required subscription)
  2. Money Unit -Lots of great links
  3. Play Money -great virtual manipulatives
  4. Alex's Lemonade Stand
  5. Counting Coins for Cancer Project
  6. Dollar Bill's Advertures -Great download
 
ASSESSMENT & STANDARDS
 
Standards compiled from learning activities:
NY- New York State Standards
• Subject: Mathematics, Science, and Technology (1996, 2005 Math update)
• Learning Standard 3: Mathematics (2005 update)
Students will:
•understand the concepts of and become proficient with the skills of mathematics;
•communicate and reason mathematically;
•become problem solvers by using appropriate tools and strategies;
through the integrated study of number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability.
• Grade/Subject : Grade 1
• Area : Content Strands
• Strand : Measurement Strand
• Standard : Students will use units to give meaning to measurements.
 Performance Indicator : Units 1.M.4 Know vocabulary and recognize coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
 Performance Indicator : 1.M.5 Recognize the cent notation as ¢
 Performance Indicator : 1.M.6 Use different combinations of coins to make money amounts up to 25 cents
 
Assessment/Rubrics:
To help you focus on individual needs and strengths, you may wish to document your observations about student understanding and skills as you teach this unit using Money Matters rubric. Assessment will be based on observations and journal writing.
Rubrics
  1. Money Matters