Amy Stewart

Math

Tuesday

 

Title of Lesson:  Money- Introduction to the Penny

Grade:  1

Materials:

• Money from other countries (Iraq, Korea, Kuwait, and Qatar)

• 5 pennies per student
• 10 plastic cups
• Money by Joe Cribb

 

Purpose:  The purpose of this lesson is to activate prior knowledge about our money and introduce them to some very different money from other countries.  This is an introduction to a pennies and nickels unit.

 

Objectives:

• The learner will participate in a discussion to evoke prior knowledge about money, what it looks like, its uses, and types.
• TLW realize that money systems are different in different parts of the world and through history by seeing examples and browsing through the money book.
• The learner will practice giving a value to pennies and complete simple addition (to 10) by playing the Penny Cup Math Game.

 

Procedure:

1. Whole group- Teacher shows example of different types of money, whole class discusses why we use money and how we use money.  In looking through the book, Money, students see money types through history and around the world.  Then through looking through my examples of bills from many other countries, discussion follows of how my examples are different from and the same as our system of money. (color, numbers, words, size)
2. Introduction to the penny written 1c and one cent. 100 pennies = $1.  Draw P with circle around it and practice counting these, counting by ones.  The representation is prep for next lesson when we add nickels.
3. What can you buy with a penny?  What can you buy with 100 pennies or one dollar?  What can you buy with 5 dollars?  What can you buy with 10 dollars?
4. Explain penny cup game.  Students have 10 pennies together and 1 cup.  They take turns hiding some of the pennies under the cup.  Students guess what the other has hidden under the cup by what they can see outside the cup.  Demonstrate a few times before splitting children into groups.

 

Adjustment Activity:  If children are having difficulty with the Penny cup game, explain that they can draw ten circles (to represent pennies, like we did on the board) to record the total number of pennies.  They cross off one circle for each penny on top of the cup and then count the remaining number of circles to figure out how many pennies are under the cup.

Teacher circulates to help those students who need it.

 

Assessment: 

            For this lesson, students are assessed by their ability to participate in a discussion to compare and contrast the money types.  Because of the many similarities and differences, everyone should have the chance to participate. 

            Then, students are assessed by their ability to participate in the game.  It is acceptable for students to use a sheet of paper and pencil to draw ten pennies and cross out pennies for all the pennies that are visible.  Then, the amount remaining on the sheet is how many are hidden under the cup.  In this way, students are doing addition and subtraction!  Encourage students to come up with many different combinations to make ten.  Watch for creativity and participation along following the rules of the game.

 

How this lesson fits into the curriculum:

            This activity is an introduction to the Pennies and Nickels unit.  It is seen as a way to gain the students’ interest in the subject.  Discussing the different types of money and what they can be used to buy is a good way to gain the student’s attention.  Also, because the bills differ so dramatically, students are interested and have a lot to contribute by sharing what they see as differences and likenesses.

            Because these students need to start with pennies as the basis to this unit, it takes creativity to come up with something to keep their interest.  The penny cup game reinforces the value of the penny along with giving students practice adding and subtracting to get ten.  Students need a lot of practice in this to make these simple problems more automatic, instead of using cubes or fingers.