What Makes a Dollar?
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Subject Area: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Keywords/Tags: Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters
Lesson Description: The goal of this lesson is for the students will be able to use coins to count up to a dollar. The students will also be able to understand how much a penny, nickel, dime and quarter are worth and how many are needed to make a dollar.

  • MA.1.M.2.2 Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and express their values using the ¢ symbol. State how many of each coin equal a dollar.
  • MA.1.M.2.3 Find the value of combinations of pennies, nickels and dimes up to one dollar, and the value of combinations of one, five and ten dollar bills up to $100. Use the ¢ and $ symbols appropriately.
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Video : Counting Coins with Brain Pop Jr.
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: Learn how much each coin is worth.
Reading : How to Make a Dollar with Coins
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

Here are some common combinations of ways to make a US dollar by making a total of 100 cents.

- A dollar is worth 100 cents and each dollar bills is the same value as 100 penny coins.

- Each dime is worth 10 cents, so ten dimes make one dollar because 10x10 = 100 cents.

- Each nickel is worth 5 cents, so twenty nickels make one dollar because 20x5 = 100 cents.

- Each quarter is worth 25 cents, so four quarters make one dollar because 4x25 = 100 cents.

Quiz : Counting Coins
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

How much is a penny worth?

Question #2

How much is a nickel worth?

Question #3

If you add up a penny and a nickel together, how much does that equal to?

Question #4

How much is a dime worth?

Question #5

How much is a quarter worth?

Question #6

What number do the coins need to equal out to to make a dollar?

Question #7

How many dimes does it take to equal out to a dollar?

Question #8

If you add up 2 quarters, how much does that equal out to?

Question #9

How many pennies do you need to make a dollar?

Question #10

How many quarters does it take to equal out to a dollar?

Resources : Additional Resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Counting Coins with the Mint Pals
Play a game and see if you can earn up to the 7 badges.
Learn to Count Money
Play the game and learn how to count money with ABCYA!
Identifying Coins: Couch Fishing
Learn about the coins by playing the game Couch Fishing.