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Money Introduction

Day 140of 180
Week 28of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Count and recognize pennies and dimes

2

Practice basic money exchange in a pretend store setting

3

Develop understanding of simple monetary value

📖 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)

Introduces the concept of value and responsible use of resources

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play coins (pennies and dimes)
  • Price tags
  • Small items for 'store'
  • Coin sorting tray
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review previous day's coin sorting lesson

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how many pennies make a dime?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce classroom store concept

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Coins have different values
  • We can trade coins for items we want
  • Counting carefully helps us buy things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What might you want to buy in our store?
  • How many pennies do you need for different items?
3Activity: BibleMouse Marketplace (10 min)
project

Set up a pretend store where students 'purchase' items using pennies and dimes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Arrange items with price tags
  2. Give each child a small collection of play coins
  3. Take turns being the store owner and the shopper
  4. Count out exact coins to 'buy' items
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only pennies for pricing

Challenge: Introduce nickels and more complex pricing

4Closing (3 min)

Review store experience and coin values

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about money today?
  • How many pennies equal one dime?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll collect data using our new math skills

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are learning concrete concepts of value and exchange

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with counting
  • Make the activity fun and game-like
  • Praise effort over perfect performance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between coin values and keeping coins organized

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging understanding of coin values and basic counting skills

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a savings jar using BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page
  • Sing a counting song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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