MAKING "CENTS" OF MONEY
LESSON 4
TITLE: Let's Add Quarters!
GRADE LEVEL: Special Education
SUBJECT: Math, Language Arts
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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The student will identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
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The student will compute sums of less than $1 for various coins.
DURATION OF LESSON: One forty-four minute period.
MATERIALS:
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5 pennies per student
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5 nickels per student
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5 dimes per student
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5 quarters per student
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE:
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Internet-ready computer.
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PowerPoint.
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Computer projector.
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PowerPoint presentation "Let's Add Quarters".
TEACHER NOTES:
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All slides of the PowerPoint presentation "Let's
Add Quarters" advance
by clicking.
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Do not proceed with procedures until students have mastered all previous
steps.
PROCEDURES:
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Review name and value of penny, nickel, and dime.
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Show students a quarter, and tell them it is worth 25 cents.
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Show "Let's Add Quarters". Have students
find value of coins on each slide.
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Go through the PowerPoint presentation as many times as necessary to help
students understand.
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Give each student 5 pennies, 5 nickels, 5 dimes, and 5 quarters. Tell students
the amount of money you need, and have them practice getting that amount.
MODIFICATIONS:
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Students will work in pairs to facilitate needs.
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Some students may need calculators.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
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Students and teacher can find MORE
INFORMATION here.
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Have students find a sum at least 2 ways (27 cents is 2 dimes, 1 nickel,
2 pennies or 1 quarter , 2 pennies).
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT: Quiz
STATE IGOs:
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Listening/Speaking K.3
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Math 1.39
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Math 1.9
NATIONAL STANDARDS
REFERENCES: Regular
Issue Coins of the United States of America
AUTHOR: JERRI
CARPENTER, JERRY LEIGH, KAREN
LEIGH