Making Purchases with Coins

Second Maria Lopez

Grade Level: Subject:Mathematics Prepared By:

Overview & Purpose Education Standards Addressed

Prior Knowledge-
(2.1A) Apply mathematics to problems arising
in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
Students have learned the coins names and values in Kindergarten and First
Grade.
(2.1B) Use a problem-solving model that
incorporates analyzing given information,
Students have learned to skip-count by fives and tens in previous grades. formulating a plan or strategy, determining a
solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating
Overview- the problem-solving process and the
reasonableness of the solution.
Students will be implementing their skip-counting to count out the correct (2.5A) Determine the value of a collection of
amount of coins needed to make given purchase prices. coins up to one dollar.

Purpose-
(2.5B) Use the cent symbol, dollar sign, and the
decimal point to name the value of a collection
of coins.
Students will be using money as they grow and it is important for them to know
how to count money to buy things they need and want.

Objectives
(Specify skills/information that
will be learned.)
Information
(Give and/or demonstrate
necessary information)
Lesson Details
Students will learn to associate skip- Materials Needed
counting towards each coins value.
Students will learn to group and count Magnetic White Board
a collection of coins. Magnetic Coins
Student coin sets
Item purchase cards
Making connections through the
lesson towards real life purchases.
Review students understanding of
each coins value.
Review students skip-counting
methods to use when counting coins.
I do- Two examples (Marker, Ruler) on
the board using the Magnetic coin set
to model the steps in purchases I have
made.
We do- Aloud as a class we will
openly discuss how to organize the
coins for two practice purchases
(Pencil, Eraser) to further the
understanding of the students.
You do- The students will be paired
into partners for an independent
practice.
 Review students understanding of
Verification each coins value. Other Resources
(Steps to check for student Review students skip-counting http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/index.html
understanding)
methods to use when counting coins.
Verifying student involvement in We
do class practices.
Monitoring student involvement in You
do partner activity.
Reviewing and checking partner work
aloud when all groups have finished
so that students can demonstrate their
planning for purchases to peers.

Students will be paired with a partner.

Activity
Working with their partner, the
(Describe the independent students will use the coin set to plan
activity to reinforce this lesson)
and group the coins.
The students will model the amounts
shown on the item purchase cards.
(A,B,C)

Reviewing and checking partner work

Summary aloud when all groups have finished Additional Notes
so that students can demonstrate their
planning for purchases to peers.
Partner groups of 2