Mrs. Griffin’s First Grade Counting Money Mrs. Griffin’s First Grade

Objective The objectives of this lesson are: The first grade students will observe the different types of coins and the dollar bill using the overhead projector. The first grade students will view a short view from www.unitedstreaming.com discussing the coins and values. The first grade students will complete a Power Point presentation with a partner describing a short story involving counting money. The students will view a simple example created by a teacher. The first grade students will create the presentation using keyboarding skills and clipart insertions. The first grade students will present their presentation to the whole group. Presentations will be evaluated on the language the students use while explaining the procedure and accuracy of the coin counting.

Types of Money Penny Nickel Dime Quarter Dollar

What is this worth? Penny=1¢ Nickel=5¢ Dime=10¢ Quarter=25¢ Dollar=$1 or $1.00

Skip Counting is fun... When we count pennies, we count by ones. Example: 1, 2, 3, and so on. When we count nickels, we count by fives. Example: 5, 10, 15, and so on. When we count dimes, we count by tens. Example: 10, 20, 30, and so on. When we count quarters, we count by big numbers (25’s). Example: 25, 50, 75, and so on.

Let’s try it! 6 cents or 6¢ Great Job!

One more time... 15 cents or 15¢ Way to Go!

Movie Time Counting Money

Now it is your turn... What did we learn? Your turn to practice. Take your time and remember this: Coins Their Values Review the slides with the coins and values.

Create Your Own With a partner, you will create a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation will have a short story about counting money. Here is an example Sam and Bobby

References Clipart from Microsoft Clipart, www.usarecurrency.com, www.brent-krueger.com/ 2004nickel.html, www.solarsystem.nasa.gov, www.thatquiz.com, www.enchantedlearning.com Video from www.unitedstreaming.com