Counting Coins

Explicit instruction/Teacher modeling

• Play the The Coin Song.
• Write the names on the board next to each coin.
• Draw a few coins on the board, and show the students how to count the coins to see how much the different items cost.

Guided practice/Interactive modeling

• Give each student a bag of coins.
• Write a money amount on the board.
• Have the students use their coins to show the amount you have on the board.

Independent working time

• Hand out the Counting Coins worksheet.
• Have the students complete the worksheet independently.
• Have them talk to their shoulder partner to check their worksheet

• Enrichment: Have the students tell you how much each item is worth without using the coins.
• Support: Allow struggling students to use their coins to complete the worksheets.

• Collect the worksheets to check for understanding.
• Assign Present Math 2 as an informal assessment.
• Allow students to use their coins to complete the worksheet.

• As a class, complete the Present Math 3 worksheet.
• Replay the The Coin Song.