Coin Counting Adventure: Let's Shop for Sweets!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:15 Video
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Lesson Description

Join us on a fun adventure where we learn to count pennies, dimes, and quarters to buy sweet treats! This lesson uses a fun video and interactive activities to help first graders master coin values and addition.

Video Resource

Coins for Kids. Math Lesson for 1st Grade - Kids Academy

Kids Academy

Duration: 3:15
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Key Concepts

  • Coin identification (penny, dime, quarter)
  • Value of coins (1 cent, 10 cents, 25 cents)
  • Adding multiple coin values

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify pennies, dimes, and quarters.
  • Students will be able to state the value of a penny, dime, and quarter.
  • Students will be able to add the values of multiple coins to determine a total amount.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about money and different kinds of coins. Show them real coins (penny, dime, quarter) and have them identify each one. Briefly discuss what they can buy with money.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the 'Coins for Kids' video from Kids Academy. Encourage students to pay attention to how the teacher identifies the coins and adds their values.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, review the coins and their values. Work through a few example problems together, similar to the one in the video, on the whiteboard or using physical coins. Emphasize lining up the numbers correctly when adding.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet (or create one) with similar problems to the video. Have them count the coins and determine the total value. Provide assistance as needed.
  • Wrap-up & Maze (5 mins)
    Review the answers to the worksheet. Then, engage students in a class discussion about what kinds of treats they could buy with different amounts of money. Finally, do a similar maze to the video, or act it out in the classroom with candy or toy rewards!

Interactive Exercises

  • Coin Sorting
    Provide students with a collection of mixed coins (pennies, dimes, and quarters) and have them sort the coins into separate groups.
  • Coin Matching
    Create cards with pictures of coins and their values (e.g., a picture of a dime and the number 10). Have students match the coins with their corresponding values.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite coin and why?
  • What are some things you can buy with a penny, a dime, or a quarter?
  • Why is it important to know how to count money?

Skills Developed

  • Coin identification
  • Adding numbers within 100
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which coin is worth 1 cent?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 2:

Which coin is worth 10 cents?

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 3:

Which coin is worth 25 cents?

Correct Answer: Quarter

Question 4:

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

Correct Answer: 2 cents

Question 5:

If you have 1 dime, how many cents do you have?

Correct Answer: 10 cents

Question 6:

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

Correct Answer: 11 cents

Question 7:

Which coin is the biggest?

Correct Answer: Penny

Question 8:

What can you buy with money?

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 9:

Which is worth more, a dime or a penny?

Correct Answer: Dime

Question 10:

If a cupcake costs 57 cents, and you have a quarter (25 cents), do you have enough money?

Correct Answer: No

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A ______ is worth 1 cent.

Correct Answer: penny

Question 2:

A ______ is worth 10 cents.

Correct Answer: dime

Question 3:

A ______ is worth 25 cents.

Correct Answer: quarter

Question 4:

100 cents is equal to 1 ______.

Correct Answer: dollar

Question 5:

If you have 3 pennies, you have ______ cents.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 6:

If you have 2 dimes, you have ______ cents.

Correct Answer: 20

Question 7:

Adding coins together helps us ______ how much money we have.

Correct Answer: count

Question 8:

To buy something, you need to have enough ______.

Correct Answer: money

Question 9:

Pennies, dimes and quarters are types of ______.

Correct Answer: coins

Question 10:

When adding the value of coins together, it is important to ____ up the numbers.

Correct Answer: line

Educational Standards

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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