Lesson 8.1
Review: Money
Objective: To review, reinforce, and assess skills associated with counting and exchanging coins.
Math Journal 2, Pages 151, 152, and 153
base-10 blocks (flats, longs, cubes)
Story of Money Poster
slate
tool-kit coins
overhead coins
dice (2 per partnership)
polyhedral dice
Home Link Masters (page 221 and 222)
Math Masters page 329, 223
Class Data Pad
stick-on notes
calculator
Coin Top-It cards (modified)
Mental Math and Reflexes
Write the numbers for each problem Insert a < or a > symbol.
.
Math Message
1 nickel = ____ pennies
10
1 dime = ____ pennies
2
1 quarter = _____ pennies
5
1 dime = _____ nickels
1 quarter = _____ nickels
25
5
Counting Coins
Write each amount two ways.
0 1
4
5 6 7 8 9
2 3
Play Coin Exchange
Partners put 20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes, and 4
quarters in a pile. This pile is the bank.
Directions:
1. Players take turns.
2. Whenever you can, exchange coins for larger coin.
3. The game ends when there are no more quarters in the bank.
4. The player with more money wins.
To extend this activity, use 5 more of each coin and two polyhedral dice.
Draw amounts of money on your white board:
3 dimes and 2 nickels
D
D
D
N
N
1 quarter and 4 nickels
3 quarters and 3 dimes
3 quarters, 2 dimes and 4 nickels
P
D
N
Q
Show each amount using fewer coins.
Finding Values of Sets of Coins
Partner Activity
Math Journal 2, page 151
Online Links for first graders:
Parkway Elementary's Grade One Site
(scroll down a little for many math links)
Count the Money Online Activity
Which coin?
Investigating Spinning Colors
Partnerships will spin the green, yellow, and red spinner 25 times. Record in
the tally chart how many times the spinner lands on each color.
Green
Red
Above, which will the
spinner land
on most, the:
a) soccer ball
b) the home
c) the runner
Yellow
Spinner
Math Masters, page 328
Which are
you more likely to spin?
a) face
b) monster
c) bear
Which are
you more likely to spin?
a) pig
b) bear
c) birds
2 3
What is the maximum?
What is the minimum?
What is the range?
What is the middle value?
1
Number of
Partnerships
4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11
Class Spinner
Results for Green
6
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
How many Green Spins
Practice Telling Time
Make the clock say:
8:15
9:45
3:15
2:15
Move the times
to the correct
clocks:
11:00
8:30
3:00
10:30
Draw lines to match each face to the correct
picture of the 3 dimensional object.
Counting Coins With a Calculator
Partner Activity
Take a small collection of pennies
program your calculator to count by 1's
or 5's or 10's or 25's
switch roles
the calculator must be reprogrammed each time to count by the
correct amount
Coin Riddles
write a coin riddle for others to solve
use tool-kit coins to help solve the problems
Play Coin Top-It
directions in Lesson 2-3
Planning ahead: We will use some dollar bills in lesson 8.2
Home Link Master
Math Masters, page 222
Home Link Master
Math Masters, page 223
Practice Telling Time
Math Journal Page 152
Student Page
Math Journal 2, page 153
Home Link Master
8.1 Coin Combinations