Topic/Theme: Counting Coins
Grade: 1st Grade
Lesson Topic/Theme: Learning Coins and Numerical Value
Lesson Objectives:
Students will be able to identify all coins IE… Penny, Nickel,
Dime, Quarters and Dollar.
Students will be able to identify how much each is worth
Instructional Techniques:
Demonstration Q&A
Group Work
Experiment
Instructional Materials:
Key: “Coin Value” and “What Each Coin is Worth”
Instructional Website Handout (x2)
“Learning Coins”
“Money Bingo”
Theoretical Perspective:
Math Skills
The value of a coin/dollar
Coin Identification
Gives students an early concept of money
Responsibility
Procedure:
Introductory Activity
The activity that is being given is “Counting Coins”. Students
will learn the value and names of different coins and dollars.
They will also be given information on who is on what
coin/dollar, even though it is not expected for them to be
able to learn this quite yet. After the students have reviewed
and learned about all the different types of coins/dollars,
they will be able to put their knowledge to the test and play
“Money Bingo”. This will help students take what they learned
and apply it.
B. Step-by-Step (descriptive outline)
1. Demonstration
Teacher will cut out all different paper coins (penny,nickels,
dimes, quarters and dollars), glue them on popsicle sticks and
hold them up for the students to identify the different types
of coins.
2. Group Work
Teacher will use the concept, “Turn and Talk with Partner”.
Teacher will then ease drop on students who do not typically
talk in class discussions and pay close attention to these
kids, and the other students in the classroom.
3. Experiment
Teacher will give students a handful of assorted coins.
Students will be asked to sort them sort them based on the
type of coin.
*Not only are students learning coin value by they are
touching upon the concepts of colors, shapes and sizes.
C. Closure
The closing activity involves the students playing “Money
Bingo”. This activity allows students to apply what they
learned and demonstrate their knowledge on different forms of
money and their value. The teacher can than evaluate each
students’ progress based on their scores.
D. Adaptations for Different Learners
In the lesson objective, “Experiment”, students are given as
assortment of coins and asked to sort them based on the type
of coin. To modify this for a student who is struggling, the
teacher could as them to sort the coins by the different
shapes of the coins. To modify this for a student who finds
this certain activity not challenging, you could ask the
student to count how many coins are in the different groups
that they made and ask how much each group is worth.
E. Homework
Students are asked to go home and go over the keys that were
distributed in class.
Evaluation
Lesson Objectives:
Students will be able to identify all coins IE… Penny, Nickel,
Dime, Quarters and Dollar.
Students will be able to identify how much each is worth
How do you know students have reached your goal?
To know and understand if your students have reached your goal
on the learning objections that you have presented you could
evaluate them. Instead of testing them on what they learned,
you could play a game with them and assess if they understood
the lesson or not. Testing can sometimes scare students or
stress them out, so by making a game out of the test could
really help them become positive and engaged in the lesson
being taught. For example, our group decided to have our
students play the game “Money Bingo”. This is a fun activity
for the students and it is an evaluation for the teachers to
see what their students know and what they do not know.