Five pages that take 1st graders from naming coins to counting them. On page 1 students draw a line from each coin, shown heads and tails, to its name, then write what each coin is worth with the cent sign. Page 2 shows two coins at a time at their real sizes; students circle the one worth more, including the dime, which is the smallest coin but is worth more than a penny or a nickel. Then they number four coins from 1 to 4, from the least to the greatest value. Page 3 has rows of one kind of coin: students count on by 1s for pennies, 5s for nickels and 10s for dimes, write the count under each coin and then the total. Page 4 mixes dimes, nickels and pennies, laid out biggest first, up to 99¢; the first group shows how to count on from the dimes. Page 5 asks how many pennies make a nickel or a dime and how many nickels make a dime or a quarter, then shows price tags up to 50¢ with three groups of coins each; students circle the group that pays the exact price. Quarters are named and valued, but every group to count has only dimes, nickels and pennies.
Before page 1, pass around a real penny, nickel, dime and quarter and ask which one is worth the most. Many children pick the nickel because it is bigger than the dime, which makes page 2 a good talk. For pages 3 and 4, count a few rows out loud together, tapping each coin: 10, 20, 30, then 35, then 36, 37. Real or play coins make page 5 easy to check: trade 5 pennies for a nickel and 2 nickels for a dime.
Empty a pocket or a coin jar and sort the coins into piles. Count the dimes by 10s, the nickels by 5s and the pennies by 1s, then put two piles together and count on from the dimes. Play store with price tags on a few toys and pay with the exact coins.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page coin pack for 1st grade. Draw a line from each coin to its name, heads and tails, and write what each coin is worth with the cent sign: 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ and 25¢. Circle the coin worth more (the little dime is worth more than a penny or a nickel) and number four coins from least to greatest. Count rows of pennies, nickels or dimes by 1s, 5s and 10s, writing the count under each coin, then count groups of dimes, nickels and pennies up to 99¢, starting with the dimes. Last, find how many pennies make a nickel or a dime and how many nickels make a dime or a quarter, and circle the coins that pay the exact price on a tag. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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