Penny Power: Trading Pennies for Dimes!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:14 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about pennies and dimes! We'll count pennies, group them into tens, and trade them for dimes. Discover how many pennies make a dime!

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Grade 1: Lesson 85 Trading Pennies For Dimes (American Coins)

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Key Concepts

  • Counting by tens
  • Place Value (Tens and Ones)
  • Coin Value (Penny and Dime)
  • Equivalent Exchange (Trading)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to count a collection of pennies by grouping them into tens.
  • Students will be able to identify that 10 pennies are equal to 1 dime.
  • Students will be able to trade groups of 10 pennies for dimes.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what a penny and a dime are. Show them physical examples of each. Ask them to guess how many pennies are in a jar or bowl.
  • Counting Pennies (10 mins)
    Guide students in counting a large number of pennies (e.g., 64 pennies). Emphasize grouping the pennies into groups of 10. Use hearts or circles as visual aids to organize the pennies.
  • Trading for Dimes (10 mins)
    Explain that 10 pennies can be traded for 1 dime because they have the same value (10 cents). Physically trade groups of 10 pennies for dimes. Count the total amount of cents after each trade, demonstrating that the total value remains the same.
  • Practice (10 mins)
    Have students practice counting their own collections of pennies and trading them for dimes. Provide worksheets or drawing activities where they can record the number of pennies and dimes.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of the lesson. Ask students what they learned about pennies and dimes. Reiterate that 10 pennies = 1 dime.

Interactive Exercises

  • Penny-Dime Exchange Game
    Give each student a set of pennies (e.g., 30 pennies). Have them roll a die and collect that many pennies. Once they have 10 or more pennies, they can trade 10 pennies for 1 dime. The game continues until they've traded as many pennies as possible for dimes.
  • Worksheet: Count and Trade
    Provide a worksheet with pictures of groups of pennies. Students count the pennies, circle groups of ten, and write how many dimes they could trade for and how many pennies would be left over.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a penny worth?
  • What is a dime worth?
  • How many pennies do you need to get a dime?
  • If you have 2 dimes, how many pennies could you trade them for?

Skills Developed

  • Counting
  • Grouping
  • Coin Recognition
  • Trading

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which coin is worth 1 cent?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 2:

How many pennies make one dime?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

If you have 20 pennies, how many dimes can you trade them for?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 4:

A dime is worth how many cents?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 5:

Which is worth more, one dime or 5 pennies?

Correct Answer: One dime

Question 6:

You have one dime and 3 pennies. How many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 13

Question 7:

What can you do to make counting a lot of pennies easier?

Correct Answer: Put them in groups of 10

Question 8:

A group of 10 pennies is called a...

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 9:

If you trade 10 pennies for 1 dime, did the amount of money change?

Correct Answer: No, it's still the same

Question 10:

What color is a penny?

Correct Answer: Copper

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A penny is worth ___ cent.

Correct Answer: 1

Question 2:

A dime is worth ___ cents.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

10 pennies can be traded for 1 ___.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 4:

Counting pennies in groups of ___ makes it easier.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 5:

If you have 3 dimes, you have ___ cents.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 6:

The number that tells how much something is worth is called its ____.

Correct Answer: value

Question 7:

We can put pennies in groups of 10 because 10 is a ____.

Correct Answer: ten

Question 8:

Two dimes are worth the same as ______ pennies.

Correct Answer: 20

Question 9:

A group of ten is also called a ____ of ten.

Correct Answer: bundle

Question 10:

The coin that is made of copper is the ____.

Correct Answer: penny

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2.A:10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a "ten." CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.C.4:Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten. 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, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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