Learning About US Currency - Valerie B
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: K
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Currency, economics
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn about the variety of coins and bills within the US currency system. This includes learning their value and how each differ from one another.

  • SS.K.E.1.2 Recognize that United States currency comes in different forms.
  • SS.K.E.1.3 Recognize that people work to earn money to buy things they need or want.
Video : Learning Money /Coin Song / Money Song
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.
Quiz : Money Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What is the highest dollar dill value?

Question #2
What do you need in order to buy something?
Question #3
Money grow on trees?
Question #4

How many different coins are there

Question #5
What color are dollar bills?
Question #6
Is there a copper coin that is worth 1 cent?
Question #7

If you take two nickels (5 cents) and put them into one coin? What do you get?

Question #8
George Washinton is on the $1 Bill
Question #9
Are the coins all the same color?
Question #10

What bill has a flag on it?

Assignment : What would you buy with $100

Please draw a picture and write a sentance about what you would buy with $100

Resources : Peter Pig's Money Counter
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Reading : Bunny Money
Instructions: Listen to the story and come up with one question to present to the class.

Read and Listen to Bunny Money by Rosmary Wells

 

https://youtu.be/bcVaypXBEqg

Resources : Create Your Own Coin
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.