Third graders learn what each coin is worth, from a one-cent penny to a 25-cent quarter, so they can count money and make change, and match each coin to its value.
Students will be able to…
A penny, a dime, and a quarter are all coins, but not worth the same. How much is each coin worth, and how do you count a handful?
Project this and match each coin to its value — tap a coin, then tap how much it is worth.
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You have a penny, a dime, and a quarter in your hand. They are all coins, but they are not worth the same. How much is each one worth?
Students match each coin to its value.
Students add a group of coins.
Students build a money amount.
Students reflect on counting money.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (High School Algebra II).
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
Count within 1000 and skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
Solve word problems involving money, including amounts in decimal notation.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick an amount under a dollar, choose coins to make it, and show two different ways, so counting money becomes flexible. A printable counting-money worksheet is in the Mathematics library.
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