Coin Counting Fun: Dimes and Pennies!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:49 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to count dimes and pennies using a 100s chart! Let's become money masters!

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math # 52 Counting American Dimes and Pennies (First Grade Math)

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Duration: 6:49
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Key Concepts

  • Value of a dime (10 cents)
  • Value of a penny (1 cent)
  • Using a 100s chart to count
  • Combining values of dimes and pennies

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify a dime and a penny.
  • Students will be able to state the value of a dime and a penny.
  • Students will be able to count a collection of dimes and pennies using a 100s chart.
  • Students will be able to determine the total value of a collection of dimes and pennies.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about money. Show them a dime and a penny. Ask them to describe the coins. Introduce the concept that a dime is worth 10 cents and a penny is worth 1 cent.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Watch the video 'Grade 1: Math # 52 Counting American Dimes and Pennies (First Grade Math)'. Pay attention to how the teacher uses the 100s chart to count dimes and pennies.
  • Guided Practice (15 mins)
    After watching the video, practice counting dimes and pennies as a class. Use a 100s chart. For example, show 2 dimes and 3 pennies. Ask students to count by 10s for the dimes (10, 20) and then add the pennies (21, 22, 23). The total is 23 cents.
  • Independent Practice (15 mins)
    Provide students with worksheets or real coins (dimes and pennies). Ask them to count the coins and write the total value. Provide varying amounts of dimes and pennies for each problem.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of the lesson. Ask students what they learned about counting dimes and pennies.

Interactive Exercises

  • Coin Sorting Game
    Give students a mixed pile of dimes and pennies. Have them sort the coins into two separate piles. Then, have them count each pile and determine the total value of each.
  • Money Matching
    Create cards with coin combinations (e.g., 2 dimes, 5 pennies) and matching cards with the total value (e.g., 25 cents). Have students match the coin combinations to their corresponding values.

Discussion Questions

  • What is the difference between a dime and a penny?
  • Why is a 100s chart helpful when counting dimes and pennies?
  • Can you think of a time when you've used money to buy something?

Skills Developed

  • Counting
  • Place Value
  • Problem Solving
  • Coin Recognition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What coin is worth 10 cents?

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 2:

What coin is worth 1 cent?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 3:

How many pennies make a dime?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 4:

You have 1 dime and 2 pennies. How much money do you have?

Correct Answer: 12 cents

Question 5:

You have 2 dimes. How much money do you have?

Correct Answer: 20 cents

Question 6:

You have 5 pennies. How much money do you have?

Correct Answer: 5 cents

Question 7:

Which is worth more?

Correct Answer: 1 dime

Question 8:

If you have 2 dimes and 4 pennies, you can buy a sticker that costs...

Correct Answer: 24 cents

Question 9:

What number do you count by when you have dimes?

Correct Answer: Tens

Question 10:

Which one is a penny?

Correct Answer: Copper and small

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A dime is worth _____ cents.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 2:

A penny is worth _____ cent.

Correct Answer: 1

Question 3:

Ten pennies make one _____.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 4:

If you have 3 dimes, you have _____ cents.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 5:

If you have 1 dime and 5 pennies, you have _____ cents.

Correct Answer: 15

Question 6:

We can use a 100s _____ to count coins.

Correct Answer: chart

Question 7:

A dime is bigger than a _____.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 8:

The color of a penny is _____.

Correct Answer: copper

Question 9:

Two dimes are worth _____ cents.

Correct Answer: 20

Question 10:

Seven pennies are worth _____ cents.

Correct Answer: 7

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2:Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.C.4:Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions

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