Coin Counting Fun: Let's Learn About Money!

Math Grades 1st Grade 4:24 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) and their values in cents! Get ready to count and explore the world of money.

Video Resource

Coins and Their Values - Learning Money for Kids

Kids Academy

Duration: 4:24
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Key Concepts

  • Identifying coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
  • Knowing the value of each coin in cents (1, 5, 10, 25)
  • Understanding that different coins have different values despite their size

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 in cents.
  • Students will be able to compare the values of different coins.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students what they know about money. Have they used coins before? What for? Introduce the idea that coins have different names and different values.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Watch the 'Coins and Their Values - Learning Money for Kids' video from Kids Academy. Encourage students to pay close attention to the names of the coins and how much each one is worth.
  • Coin Identification Practice (10 mins)
    Show real coins (or pictures of coins). Ask students to identify each coin and state its value. Use the worksheet idea from the video to have students match coins to their values.
  • Counting Coins Activity (10 mins)
    Start with simple addition: 'If you have a penny and a nickel, how many cents do you have?' Progress to slightly harder combinations. Use manipulatives (like counters) to help students visualize the addition.
  • Wrap Up (3 mins)
    Review the names of the coins and their values one last time. Ask students what they learned about money today.

Interactive Exercises

  • Coin Sorting Game
    Provide a mixed pile of coins and have students sort them into separate groups (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters).
  • Coin Value Matching
    Create cards with pictures of coins and cards with their values in cents. Students match the coin to its value.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite coin and why?
  • Which coin is the smallest but worth more than another coin?
  • If you wanted to buy something that costs 7 cents, what coins could you use?

Skills Developed

  • Coin identification
  • Understanding numerical value
  • Basic addition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which coin is bronze and worth 1 cent?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 2:

How much is a nickel worth?

Correct Answer: 5 cents

Question 3:

Which coin is the smallest?

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 4:

How much is a quarter worth?

Correct Answer: 25 cents

Question 5:

A dime is worth more than a...

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 6:

Which coin is worth 5 cents?

Correct Answer: Nickel

Question 7:

Which of these coins has the biggest value?

Correct Answer: Quarter

Question 8:

A penny is worth ____ cent.

Correct Answer: One

Question 9:

If you have a nickel and a penny, how many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 6 cents

Question 10:

Which coin is worth 10 cents?

Correct Answer: Dime

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A __________ is worth 1 cent.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 2:

A nickel is worth __________ cents.

Correct Answer: five

Question 3:

A dime is worth __________ cents.

Correct Answer: ten

Question 4:

A quarter is worth __________ cents.

Correct Answer: twenty-five

Question 5:

The smallest coin we learned about today is the __________.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 6:

The __________ is bronze in color.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 7:

You need 100 cents to make one __________.

Correct Answer: dollar

Question 8:

The coin worth 25 cents is called a __________.

Correct Answer: quarter

Question 9:

A nickel is bigger than a __________.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 10:

If you have two dimes, you have __________ cents.

Correct Answer: twenty

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.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. 1.OA.A.1:[Objective] 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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