Coin Counting Adventure: Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:34 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn all about coins! This lesson uses a fun song to help you learn to identify and count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

Video Resource

Counting Coins Song for Kids | Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter | 2nd Grade

Math Songs by NUMBEROCK

Duration: 3:34
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Key Concepts

  • Identifying pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
  • Knowing the value of each coin (1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents).
  • Counting coins to find the total value.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.
  • Students will be able to state the value of each coin.
  • Students will be able to count a small group of coins to determine the total value.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what money is and why we use it. Show them real examples of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Ask if anyone can name them.
  • Video Time! (3 mins)
    Watch the "Counting Coins Song for Kids" by NUMBEROCK. Encourage students to sing along and pay attention to the value of each coin.
  • Coin Value Review (5 mins)
    After the video, review each coin and its value. Use visuals like drawings of coins or real coins. Repeat: Penny = 1 cent, Nickel = 5 cents, Dime = 10 cents, Quarter = 25 cents.
  • Counting Practice (7 mins)
    Start with simple counting. "If you have one penny, how many cents do you have? If you have two pennies?" Then move on to nickels, dimes, and quarters individually. Then practice counting mixed coins. Start with sets of two types of coins.
  • Word Problems (5 mins)
    Present simple word problems: "You have a dime and a nickel. How many cents do you have in all?" Use manipulatives (coins) to help them solve the problems.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Recap the lesson by asking students what they learned about coins. Play the song again if time permits.

Interactive Exercises

  • Coin Matching Game
    Create cards with pictures of coins and their values. Have students match the coin to its value. (Penny matches with 1 cent, etc.)
  • Coin Store
    Set up a pretend store with items priced in cents (e.g., a pencil for 10 cents, an eraser for 5 cents). Have students use coins to "buy" the items.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite coin and why?
  • What can you buy with a penny? A nickel? A dime? A quarter?

Skills Developed

  • Coin identification
  • Counting skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Fine motor skills (handling coins)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which coin is worth 1 cent?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 2:

Which coin is worth 5 cents?

Correct Answer: Nickel

Question 3:

Which coin is worth 10 cents?

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 4:

Which coin is worth 25 cents?

Correct Answer: Quarter

Question 5:

If you have 2 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 2 cents

Question 6:

How many pennies make a nickel?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 7:

If you have a dime, how many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 10 cents

Question 8:

You have a nickel and a penny. How many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 6 cents

Question 9:

What president is on the penny?

Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question 10:

You have two nickels. How many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 15 cents

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A _______ is worth 1 cent.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 2:

A nickel is worth _______ cents.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

A _______ is worth 10 cents.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 4:

A quarter is worth _______ cents.

Correct Answer: 25

Question 5:

5 pennies make a _______.

Correct Answer: nickel

Question 6:

The president on the dime is Franklin _______.

Correct Answer: Roosevelt

Question 7:

Two nickels are worth the same as one _______.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 8:

The president on the quarter is George _______.

Correct Answer: Washington

Question 9:

Ten cents is the same as _______ pennies.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 10:

The ice cream in the song cost eighty-nine _______.

Correct Answer: cents

Educational Standards

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. 1.NBT.B.2:Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases: 1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.

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