Category: 1st grade
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Teaching Kids Coin Values Through Play Store
Play Store Like Peter and Polly In the story, The Tent Store, Peter and Polly exchange lemonade, sandwiches, and cookies for coins. In the US, the most common types of coins are quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. Facts about coins: Objective: Practice counting using money. Pretend to price, buy, and sell items. Materials: Ten pennies…
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Math: US Money – The Five-Dollar Bill
Directions Gather one five-dollar bill and five one-dollar bills per child. Children might create their own pretend paper money with paper, pens, and crayons or markers. Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly master each task. STEP 1 – WHAT IS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL? Children identify the five-dollar bill. STEP…
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Math: US Money – The One-Dollar Bill
DirectionsGather 100 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, 4 quarters, and 1 one-dollar bill per child. Children might create their own pretend paper money with paper, pens, and crayons or markers. Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly master each task. STEP 1 – WHAT IS A ONE-DOLLAR BILL? Children identify…
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Math: US Money – The Quarter
Directions Gather 25 pennies, 5 nickels, 2 dimes, and 3 quarters per child. Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly master each task. STEP 1 – WHAT IS A QUARTER? Children identify the quarter. STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE Children combine and separate groups of pennies, nickels, dimes, and…
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Math: US Money – The Dime
Directions Gather 100 pennies, 2 nickels, and 10 dimes per child. Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly master each task. STEP 1 – WHAT IS A DIME? Children identify the dime. STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE Children combine and separate groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. STEP 3…
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Math: US Money – The Nickel
Directions Gather 20 nickels and 100 pennies per child. Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly master each task. STEP 1 – WHAT IS A NICKEL? Children identify the nickel. STEP 2 – COMBINE AND SEPARATE Children combine and separate groups of pennies and nickels. STEP 3 – PLAY STORE…
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Math: US Money – The Penny
Yes, I am aware that the penny has been discontinued. However, I believe that the exercises will still benefit the child in learning to count and do math. Directions Gather 100 pennies per child. If need be, substitute another item for the penny Have children complete the steps below. Have children practice until they perfectly…
