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Making Amounts with Different Coins

Money: Coins and Their Values

Day 85of 180
Week 17of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Demonstrate multiple ways to create the same coin value

2

Understand that different coin combinations can equal the same amount

3

Develop problem-solving skills with money

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 13:11

“Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.”

— Proverbs 13:11 (WEB)

Teaches the value of understanding money and careful management

📦 Materials Needed

  • Coin manipulatives (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters)
  • BibleMouse Money Worksheet
  • Pencil
  • Coin sorting mat
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about the widow's mite and coin counting

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how many different ways we can make 25 cents?
2Teaching (10 min)

Exploring different coin combinations

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A quarter can be made with 25 pennies
  • A quarter can also be made with 2 dimes and a nickel
  • There are many ways to create the same amount of money
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many different ways can we make 10 cents?
  • What coins could you use to make 15 cents?
3Activity: Coin Combination Challenge (12 min)
worksheet

Complete BibleMouse Money Worksheet showing different ways to make specific amounts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at each amount at the top of the worksheet
  2. Use your coin manipulatives to find different coin combinations
  3. Write down each combination on your worksheet
  4. Check your work with a parent
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only pennies, nickels, and dimes

Challenge: Create more complex combinations including quarters

4Closing (3 min)

Review coin combinations and mathematical thinking

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about making money amounts?
  • Why are there different ways to make the same amount?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about dollar bills and how cents relate to dollars

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are developing flexible thinking about money values

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use physical coins to help visual and kinesthetic learning
  • Encourage multiple solution approaches
  • Make it fun and praise creative problem-solving
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping track of different coin combinations

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can demonstrate 2-3 ways to make the same amount

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a coin sorting game
  • Practice making change with a play store setup

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