Math: Spending and Saving and Coins

One thing we are learning in math is to distinguish between spending and saving money. 

Also, we are learning to identify dimes, nickels, quarters, and pennies, and each of their values. For example:

1.      Look at the coin. What is the value of the coin?

A.     25 cents

B.     10 cents

C.    5 cents

D.    1 cent

2.      Which equals 5¢? Mark your answer.

A. 

B. 

C.        

D.

We are also learning how to add a collection and mixture of coins, to describe coin relationships, and to use the cent symbol. For example: 

Carson has one nickel. Eli gave him three pennies. How much money total does Carson have?

Hope gives Alissa a dime for a pencil. How much does the pencil cost?

Gramm gives Josh a sticker for a quarter. How much does the sticker cost?

Samuel was saving his money to buy a sticker. He had one nickel. In one week he had two nickels. How much money total does Samuel have?

How many pennies are the same value as one nickel?

How many pennies equal one dime?

How many nickels are the same value as one dime?

All About Saving and Spending Money

What would you like to save money for? 

Today, you will learn about spending and saving money. You’ll explore how people have jobs and take on other responsibilities to earn money.

Many people earn money by selling goods or offering services to others. 

Kids often do chores or help around the house to earn an allowance. 

Once you have some cash, it’s good to create a budget to plan how to spend and save it wisely. When you're ready to buy something, visit different stores, research prices online, find coupons, or wait until an item goes on sale. 

You can even find a cheaper version at a yard or garage sale. 

Money isn’t just about buying things you want, though. You can also donate to charity to help a person, group, or community.

Teacher Resources:
https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-jr-topic/saving-and-spending/

Pearson Sources: Spending and Saving, Another Look
Amazing Savings 1

Math: Identifying US Coins and their Values

We are learning to identify all the US coins, their values, and the cent symbol.

Essential Questions: 

How do I identify a penny? Its brown and is a small coin.

How do I identify a nickel? It is a silver/grey color.

How do I identify a dime? It is a silver/grey color and the smallest coin.

How do I identify a quarter? It is the biggest size coin and is a silver/grey color. 

Help your child to remember how to identify coins and their values through poetry (we are studying poetry in reading this week, too!) Read the poems together for fun.

At home, you can give your child coins and have them identify them and sort them by name. Ask them to describe what the front and back of each coin looks like. 

You can also have them count nickels by fives, dimes by tens, pennies by ones, and quarters by twenty five.

You can download this for free here: Visual Coin Chart

Help your child to understand how many pennies equal the value of one nickel, and so forth.

Video Links for Kids:

Learning Coins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vy7pnqRbZQ

Learning Money- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7hwaeaDk-I


Educational Resource:
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Weblessons/coinsforcandy/money001.htm