Money & Decimals Lesson Plan
Key Words
Money Decimal
Resources
coin or play money.
Introduction (Focus Involve Transfer)
Show students several coins
(This lesson plan uses American money, but it can be modified to use with other
currency.
Discuss money and what it is used for with students.
Discuss decimals with students.
For K-2 students it is only necessary to talk about two decimal places.
Money amounts of less than a dollar are written as decimal amounts.
A penny = one cent and is written .01
A nickel = five cents and is written.05
A dime = ten cents and is written .10
A quarter = twenty five cents and is written .25
Instruction (Guided Practice, Procedures.)
Get students to solve the following problems:
How much is one nickel plus one penny?
How much is two nickels plus one penny?
How much is two dimes?
How much is two quarters?
How much is two quarters plus one dime?
How much is one quarter, one dime and one penny?
What coins do you need to make $.03?
What coins do you need to make .11?
What coins do you need to make $.15?
What coins do you need to make $.27?
What coins do you need to make $.36?
What coins do you need to make $.42?
How many ways can you make $.15?
How many ways can you make $.25.
Summary, closure
Board games or computer games
Summary, closure
Board games or computer games
Assignments (Independent Practice, Homework)
Get students to solve the following problems:(Copy and use as a work sheet:)
How much is one nickel? ________
How much is two nickels plus one penny? ______
How much is three dimes? _______
How much is two quarters? _______
How much is one quarter plus one dime? ________
How much is one quarter, one dime and one penny? _______
What coins do you need to make $ .06? _________
What coins do you need to make $ .08? ________
What coins do you need to make $.15? ________
What coins do you need to make $.29? ________
What coins do you need to make $.36? ________
What coins do you need to make $ $.46? _______
How many ways can you make $.15? _________
How many ways can you make $.25. _________
Suggestions
If you don't have play money, photocopy coins for your students to use on the heaviest paper that will fit though your copy machine. (Make sure this is legal in your country!) Adapt this lesson to your local currency.
Assessments
Lesson will take one class period
It should be repeated as often as necessary until students can count money fluently.
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