Counting US Currency
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Subject Area: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Money, currency
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn how to count money, including coins and bills.

  • 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
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 about the different values of coins and how to count them correctly with Moby and Annie
Reading : Values of coins
Instructions: Read the values of each coin carefully. This will help you in the following activities.

Values

1 penny = 1 cent

1 nickel = 5 cents OR 5 pennies

1 dime = 10 cents OR 2 nickels OR 10 pennies

1 quarter = 25 cents OR 2 dimes and 1 nickel OR 25 pennies

1 dollar = 100 cents OR 4 quarters OR 100 pennies

Description: These are the values of coins.
Assignment : Count your Coins

Pull out a handful of coins and slipt them into 3 piles randomly. Count each pile of coins and write down the amount you counted. With the assistance of a parent or guardian, take a picture or draw out the coins in each pile. Tu in your answers and pictures at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Quiz : Counting Coins Word Problems
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
Ashley has 5 quarters and 1 dime. How much money does she have?
Question #2
Anthony has 6 pennies, 2 dimes, and 1 quarter. His father gives him 4 nickels. How much money does Anthony have now?
Question #3
Liam has 4 quarters and 1 dime in his pocket. He finds 3 nickles and 1 penny. How much money does Liam have now?
Question #4
Four quarters is equal to one dollar.
Question #5
Alex is at the candy shop. He sees a bag of candy that costs $2.00. He has 6 quarters, 4 dimes, 3 nickels, and 9 pennies. Does he have enough to buy the bag of candy?
Description: This quiz has 5 word problems that will test your knowledge on counting coins
Resources : Counting Coins Activity
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Counting Coins (US)
Counting Coins (US)
Description: Test your knowledge on counting coins by playing this quiz game.