Discovering Money: A Hands-On Introduction for Senior Infants

Discovering Money: A Hands-On Introduction for Senior Infants

Learning Objective

Understand the concept of money and its uses through collaborative activities.

What do you already know about using money?

Introduction to Money

Explanation of what money is and its importance in daily life.

Identifying Coins

Hands-on activity to identify and differentiate between coins.

Counting Coins

Group activity to practice counting coins and understanding their values.

Money in Everyday Life

Discussion on how money is used to buy things we need and want.

Creating a Shop

Collaborative activity to set up a pretend shop and use play money to buy and sell items.

Role-Playing

Interactive role-playing to simulate real-life money transactions.

Reflection and Review

Recap of the lesson and discussion on what was learned about using money.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.