Making "Cents" of Money.

State WV

Status Ready for Users
Stage Public
Subject English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Studies
Author Jerri Carpenter, Jerry Leigh, Karen Leigh
Description This unit was designed for use by Middle School MMI
students. It could be used for regular education students
K-2. Students will learn to recognize coins and bills,
will learn their values, and will learn to make change
up to a dollar.
The 21st Century Tools Internet-ready computer
PowerPoint
Computer projector
PowerPoint presentation
Grade Level K
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National Standards MATH
1. Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process.
2. Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concept of numbers.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading
5. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process.
Listening and speaking:
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for differentpurposes.
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.

LIFE SKILLS
Lifework:
3. Manages money effectively.
Keywords money
quarters
dimes
nickels
pennies
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) Lesson 1: Show Me the Money
Lesson 2: Our Changing Currency
Lesson 3: Change Adds Up!
Lesson 4: Let's Add Quarters!
Lesson 5: Counting Change
English Lang Arts IGOs K.3
Math IGO or CSO 1.39, 1.9