American Money & Coins

Unit plan by: Bethany Adams

Analyze the learner

• 2nd grade (7-8 years)• 8 boys & 14 girls• 60% Caucasian, 25%

African American, 15% Latino

• All have experience in simple math concepts such as adding and subtracting

Main Objective• The 2nd grade class will work on several

counting workbooks, create their own counting wallets and piggy banks, listen/discuss money and currency during lecture, and play related money games on the iPads. At the end of the week the students will be able to match the American currency pictures with their names; add, subtract, and count money; and write money amounts in number/decimal form. They will show they can do these by receiving at least 85% on the cumulative quiz at the end of the week.

Day by Day PlanMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Do “Counting Coins” printable book activity as a class. (Kinesthetic

learning - use plastic coins)

Go over each coin and currency’s word

names, number/decimal

representation, and matching with each

picture

Work through piggy bank coins book.

(Use sorting wallets)

Practice and review as a class. Children will be called to the

board to answer questions about

coins and currency

Using the coins students bring in

(have extra for those who didn’t), have

students count coins, group coins, and use

coins to make specified amounts

Related iPad learning games

Make money sorting wallets & Catch up time for those who

need more help.

Make piggy banks using mason jars, precut lids, and paint/craft items

Catch up time for those who need more

help.

Coins and currency cumulative unit quiz

[Send home information on

collecting change for the students piggy

banks to bring in on Friday]

[Send home piggy banks and info on why its important to teach

kids to save]

How the technology will be

used in the classroom

• Smart Board• Sample worksheets• Discussions and practice

• Overhead projector• Sample worksheets• Zooming on real money and

coins• iPads

• Coins and money learning games

Resources• http://mistupid.com/currency/

• Coin learning booklet• http://onceuponafirstgradeadventure.blogspot.com/2012/04/wonderfu

l-wallets-and-thinking-map-make.html• Making sorting wallets activity

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/money/piggybankcoins/• Piggy bank counting coins workbook

• http://blog.umb.com/teach-kids-to-save/• Pamphlet to send home to parents