Math+Lesson+3

=Counting Pennies and Dimes: = Students will:
 * Objective: **
 * model amounts with pennies and dimes to 60 cents
 * identify words and symbols relating to cents
 * recognize physical differences in pennies and dimes

· Plastic bags, each containing 24 pennies and 3 dimes · Book: Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday · Paper and crayons · Paper bags · Paper Bag Activity Sheet (in Excell document)
 * Materials: **

In this lesson children examine pennies and dimes and model subtraction as they listen to a children’s book. They model amounts to 60 cents with coins. They use coin rubbings of pennies and dimes and make a chart comparing the two coins. At the conclusion of the lesson, they begin a word wall and make an entry in their portfolios. The students will keep track of their coins in the Paper Bag Activity Sheet in Excell
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