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Penny, Nickel, Dime Lesson PlanPenny, Nickel, Dime Lesson Plan
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Penny, Nickel, Dime

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Second graders recognize and compare the value of pennies, nickels, and dimes. They review counting pennies, nickels, and dimes.

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counting coins, counting money

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counting change, recognizing coins, math

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Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes

Curated OER
In this value of coins worksheet, 2nd graders find the value of 4 rows of coins. Students write the amount of each penny, nickel and dime underneath their picture and then add up all the coins on each row.
2nd Math
Worksheet

Counting Money

Curated OER
Money is always a source of interest for young mathematicians, so utilize their engagement by adding up coin values. For each set of coins (quarter, dime, nickel, and penny) scholars count up and write the total. The example has them...
2nd - 3rd Math
CCSS: Designed
Instructional Video

Relating Pennies to Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters

Curated OER
Stace-face shows students how different coins relate to each other in the context of a dollar. She uses her handy cheat sheet to help her out. This video may be confusing for some students depending on their math competency level....
4 mins 2nd - 4th Math
Lesson Plan

Counting with Base - Ten Models

Curated OER
Help your kids develop strategies for counting. For this base-ten lesson, learners use matching cards, base 10 blocks, and dry erase markers and boards to examine the base 10 counting system.
1st - 2nd Math
Worksheet

Counting Coins

Curated OER
Practice counting money in this helpful worksheet. Young consumers add four separate sets of coins, and then determine how much more money they need to reach a certain amount. Pictures of coins are provided, making this worksheet a good...
2nd Math
Worksheet

Money - counting dimes, nickels, and cents

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In this counting dimes, nickels, and pennies worksheet, students review pictures of coins with their values, count money and write the total amounts, and use real money to show given amounts of change. Students write twelve answers.
2nd - 3rd Math
Lesson Plan

How Many Ways?

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Students estimate the amount of money they have in groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. In this money lesson plan, students then count up the amounts they have and exchange money amounts.
Pre-K - 3rd Math
Worksheet

Penny, Nickel, Dime

Curated OER
In this money learning exercise, learners play a game with a pair of dice involving the arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction. Students interact with pennies, nickels and dimes.
1st - 3rd Math
Lesson Plan

Money

Curated OER
Students count money using only coins.  In this money lesson, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter.  Students...
1st - 2nd Math
Lesson Plan

Adding Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

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Students add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.
K - 2nd Math
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