Money Magic By Connie Ferency-Viars Waynesboro City Schools

Unit Summary Students will identify different coins and their value. They will explore how many pennies go into various coin types (nickel, dime, and quarter), as well as how many of each type of coin make up a dollar. Students will learn how to count money with a value of $1.00 or less. Students will take a virtual shopping trip to buy 3 items from a teacher-generated “store”. They will fill out a chart of the items they bought, how much each item cost, and what coins they used to purchase each item. The student s will complete a storyboard, download pictures and add audio into software to make a movie of their “shopping trip”. Students will then share their movies with the class.

Teacher Goals: To incorporate Curriculum Framing Questions to guide the lesson To include problem-based learning in the lesson to help students apply skills using real life situations Students will use technology to support math, reading and writing skills.

Student Goals: Students will -review each coin and its value, the number of pennies in each type of coin, and how to count collections of coins up to a dollar. -count money to buy objects in a virtual shopping trip. - use technology to support math, reading and writing skills.

21 st Century Skills Throughout this unit, I want my students to: Go beyond basic mastery of skills to explore and expand their learning to gain expertise by learning how to make choices by buying items. Utilize time efficiently and manage their workload

Student Assessment Gauging student needs: Teacher questioning – to gauge prior knowledge Paper pre-test to assess student’s ability to count money Ongoing assessments: Informal observations/anecdotal records Storyboard worksheet Final assessments: Final product of movie Unit test

Curriculum Framing Questions Essential Questions What is the value of money? Unit Questions What can you do with money? Content Questions What is the value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter? How many pennies are a nickel, dimes, and quarter worth? How many pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters make a dollar? How do you count money?

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