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Counting Money: Dimes and Pennies

Adding Two-Digit Numbers and Multiples of 10

Day 70of 180
Week 14of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that dimes represent tens and pennies represent ones

2

Add money values using tens and ones

3

Practice cheerful stewardship of resources

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 13:22

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.”

— Proverbs 13:22 (WEB)

Teaches the value of wise money management and understanding how small amounts can grow

📦 Materials Needed

  • Dimes and pennies
  • Place value mat
  • Worksheet
  • Pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Yesterday we learned about adding tens, and today we'll use those skills to count money!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we add tens together?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll learn how dimes are like tens, and pennies are like ones. Let's explore how we can add money!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A dime is worth 10 pennies
  • We can group dimes as tens
  • Pennies are our ones
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many pennies make a dime?
  • What happens when we have 10 pennies?
3Activity: Dime and Penny Money Match (12 min)
project

Sort and add dimes and pennies using your place value mat

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place dimes in the tens column
  2. Place pennies in the ones column
  3. Add the total value
  4. Record your answer on the worksheet
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer coins to start

Challenge: Add more complex coin combinations

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review what we learned about money today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does a dime represent?
  • How do we add dimes and pennies?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about adding 10 to any number on the number line!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to understand money as a representation of tens and ones

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use real coins when possible
  • Make counting fun and playful
  • Praise effort over perfect answers
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing up coin values or forgetting place value

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent understanding of tens and ones

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a pretend store with price tags
  • Practice counting change from the BibleMouse Printables Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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