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Penny Power

Money Introduction

Day 136of 180
Week 28of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and recognize a penny

2

Understand that a penny is worth 1 cent

3

Practice counting individual pennies

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 13:22

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

— Proverbs 13:22 (WEB)

Introduces the concept of value and stewardship of resources

📦 Materials Needed

  • Real pennies
  • Coin sorting tray
  • Small items for pretend store
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and show a collection of pennies. Ask, 'What do you know about these special coins?'

💭 Review Question: Remember how we learned about time yesterday? Today we're learning about money!
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce the penny as a special coin worth 1 cent. Show how to count pennies one by one.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • This is a penny - a special coin that helps us count money
  • Each penny is worth 1 cent
  • We can count pennies just like we count other things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many pennies can you see?
  • Can you find a penny in this group?
3Activity: Penny Counting Store (10 min)
hands-on

Create a pretend store where children use pennies to 'buy' small items

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set up a small store area with price tags
  2. Give each child a few pennies
  3. Practice counting out pennies to 'buy' items
  4. Use BibleMouse sorting tray to organize coins
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child count pennies one by one

Challenge: Try buying items that cost more than one penny

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about pennies

📝 Review Questions:
  • What is a penny worth?
  • How do we count pennies?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about dimes - another special coin!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning basic money concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Make counting fun and game-like
  • Be patient with one-to-one counting
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping track of how many pennies have been counted

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can count 3-5 pennies accurately

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for penny counting worksheets
  • Sing a counting song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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