Money: Introduction to coins (focus on pennies and nickels)

• Mathematics
• 1st Grade

Let's try learning coins together!

American Coins

Quarter

Dime

Nickel

Penny

The unit of measure for coins is "cents"

The symbol for cents is:

For example you can write

6 cents 

or

6

Quarter

25 cents

Front: George Washington profile (side of face)

Back: Bald Eagle (with wings spread on perch)

Limited Edition Quarters

Dime

Front: profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Back: olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch

10 cents

Nickel

Front: profile of Thomas Jefferson

Back: “Monticello,” a large home that Jefferson designed and built for himself

5 cents

Penny

Front: profile of Abraham Lincoln 

1 cent

Back: Lincoln Memorial in D.C. 

older version of the Penny

1 cent

100 cents = 

1 dollar

100   = $1.00

Let's practice identifying coins and their worth!

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Let's try pennies and nickels together!

How many cents do I have in my coin purse?

Your job is to count how many cents I have in all.

Example:

5 + 1 = 6

6 cents

#1

#1 Answer: 

5+5=10

10 cents

#2

#2 Answer: 

5+5+1+1+12

12 cents

#3

#3 Answer: 

5+1+1+1=8

8 cents

#4

#4 Answer: 

5+5+1+1+1+1=14

14 cents

#5

#5 Answer: 

1+1+1+1+1+1=6

6 cents

Coins Mini-Lesson Part 2

Now let's try with all the coins and their worth!

Directions: Spin 2 times and add the amounts together to get the total.  Write your answers in your notebook.

Let's play a game to practice your skills!

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Here's a game you can play at home to practice!

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How much is a quarter worth?

1. 20 cents
2. 15 cents
3. 25 cents
4. 50 cents

How much is a dime worth?

1. 10 cents
2. 5 cents
3. 70 cents
4. 40 cents

How much is a penny worth?

1. 10 cents
2. 1 cent
3. 100 cents
4. 20 cents

How much is a nickel worth?

1. 50 cents
2. 15 cents
3. 5 cents
4. 500 cents

Write down one new thing you have learned today?

What did you learn?
Ask students to answer the following question using www.LessonUp.app or discuss in the classroom.  

“Write down one new thing you have learned today?”