Lesson 18 Value of Coins

  • Let’s recognize the value of each coin.

Warm-up How Many Do You See: Coins

How many do you see?

How do you see them?

five pennies. two heads up one tails up and then two heads up.
6 nickels in rows of two.
three dimes in a row and then one more dime below.
5 quarters heads up in a row and then four quarters tails up in a row.

Activity 1 Recognize Coin Values

How many do you see?
How do you see them?

5 pennies in a five frame. is equal to. one nickel.
ten pennies in a tern frame is equal to one dime.
two ten frames filled with pennies and one half filled. is equal to. one quarter.

Activity 2 Going Shopping

You are going shopping.  The cost for each item is shown on the tag.  You are only allowed to pay using pennies.  Find how many pennies do you need to buy the item?

Go Shopping

How many pennies?

Cents

piece of candy with a price tag showing a nickel.

cents

toy car with a price tag showing a quarter.

cents

stuffed animal with a price tag showing a dime.

cents

Activity 3 Matching Card Sort: Coins