{"id":1313,"date":"2009-07-12T17:24:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T22:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1313"},"modified":"2009-07-12T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-12T22:24:04","slug":"first-grade-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/07\/12\/first-grade-money\/","title":{"rendered":"First Grade Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">This post will focus on resources to help teach 1st grade\u00a0money.\u00a0More\u00a0specifically\u00a0the skills\u00a0of\u00a0identifying\u00a0denomination\u00a0of coins and how\u00a0groupings of\u00a0different coins can have the same value.\u00a0Also using addition to\u00a0determine the value of a collection of\u00a0coins and subtraction to determine the\u00a0correct change.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">I have selected several books that I think cover a wide range of money themes while providing entertainment, instruction, multi-cultural experiences and cross curricular opportunities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/My-Rows-and-Piles-of-Coins\/Tololwa-M-Mollel\/e\/9780395751862\/?itm=1\">My Rows and Piles of Coins<\/a> by Tololwa M. Mollel, illustrated by E.B. Lewis &ndash; This book centers around a young boy who helps his mother work the market in Tanzania. She rewards him for his hard work but his only desire is to use his money to make her job easier. This\u00a0book offers a glimpse into another culture and\u00a0is embedded with\u00a0lessons about generosity, determination and the rewards of saving money.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Money-Madness\/David-A-Adler\/e\/9780823414741\/?itm=1\">Money Madness<\/a> by David A Adler, illustrated by Edward Miller &#8211;\u00a0 Ever tried to use dried fish to by\u00a0milk at the grocery? Money Madness\u00a0tells us how we use money today and\u00a0gives a history of how we used to buy our good before\u00a0we had real money.\u00a0You also get an idea of how money changes value\u00a0from day to day and in different countries. This book has cross-curricular opportunities for economics and early-American culture.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Coin-Counting-Book\/Rozanne-Lanczak-Lanczak-Williams\/e\/9780881063264\/?itm=1\">The Coin Counting Book<\/a> written and illustrated by Rozanne Lanczak Williams &#8211; This is the perfect book to introduce\u00a0coin values, identification, grouping and counting.The coins are represented in\u00a0both words and numbers with\u00a0a large photograph of the coin for visual comparison.\u00a0The book also shows coins arranged in\u00a0sets with\u00a0equations and their equivalents as well as showing how one coins can be exchanged\u00a0still represent the same amount. The rhyming helps draw students in and encourages\u00a0them to\u00a0use\u00a0actual coins while they read.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Dollar-for-Penny\/Julie-Glass\/e\/9780679889731\/?itm=2\">A Dollar for Penny<\/a>\u00a0by Julie Glass, illustrated by Joy Allen &#8211; Penny needs money to buy her mother a birthday card so she sets up a lemonade stand to earn money. Her prices increase through out the day as she sells and she finally makes one dollar. This books\u00a0teaches addition and shows coin denominations\u00a0and their value. At the back of the book is a chart showing coins and their\u00a0equivalence to other coins. It is a wonderful rhyming book and is part of the &#8220;Step into Reading + Math&#8221; series, level 2.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Pigs-Will-Be-Pigs\/Amy-Axelrod\/e\/9780689812194\/?itm=1\">Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Money and Math<\/a>\u00a0by Amy Axelrod, illustrated by Sharon McGinley-Nally &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0This book is as fun to look at as it is to read because of the wacky\u00a0pigs and\u00a0answers to math problems hidden in the illustrations. Students are\u00a0encouraged\u00a0to count along while the pigs destroy the house\u00a0collecting spare change for dinner at the Enchanted Enchilada. Once at the restaurant the readers get to add along with the pigs to see what they can afford to eat. The addition and multiplication needed for the\u00a0calculations are shown at the end of the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following websites are for students to explore, practice and expand their knowledge and skills in reference to 1st grade math. Some sites offer\u00a0basic knowledge and practice while others are more challenging. \u00a0Hopefully there is a good mix to meet all student levels and needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpopjr.com\/math\/money\/\">BrainPOP Jr<\/a>&#8211; \u00a0 This educational site is very\u00a0entertaining and kids can navigate through it\u00a0easily themselves.\u00a0The site is suitable for grades K-3 and contains videos, audio prompts and great graphics. This link leads\u00a0to the\u00a0money activities that are\u00a0separated\u00a0into two categories, counting coins and dollars and cents. Each set of activities contains\u00a0games, jokes, writing and drawing that kids can print, word walls and\u00a0online quizzes, all centered around money. \u00a0There is also a cartoon movie to watch\u00a0staring their favorite BrainPOP characters. Portions of this site do require a membership, check with your school to see\u00a0if\u00a0they have already subscribed. Also they do offer a trial visit to check out the site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frbsf.org\/education\/fedville\/\">The\u00a0Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Welcome to FedVille<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; This is a fun interactive site that allows kids to earn and use money in their community of FedVille. Starting at home, they get money in the mail for\u00a0their birthday,\u00a0kids can then\u00a0go to the bank\u00a0and open a savings account, get a job to earn more money, go shopping, see a movie (about money of course), and play games.\u00a0They get to see their money increase and decrease as they move about town. Kids can also tour the Federal Reserve or grab a bite at the\u00a0deli, all\u00a0while earning trivia cards (about money) for\u00a0their collection.\u00a0This site has\u00a0great cross-curricular possibilities\u00a0when\u00a0focusing on community helpers and civics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toonuniversity.com\/flash.asp?err=569&amp;engine=\">Toon University<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 Toon University is a huge website\u00a0containing activities for all core subjects, teacher resources and links to other educational \u00a0websites, but what caught my eye was\u00a0a\u00a0simple math\u00a0game called <em>Discovering Coin Values.<\/em>The student try to match\u00a0the amount of money\u00a0shown\u00a0by dragging the coins up to the slide or onto the thumb to be flipped into the cup. The object is to\u00a0use a variety of combinations of coins to come up with the correct match.\u00a0As the student adds coins the amount is shown on the cup, if\u00a0the student adds too much money, they are prompted to try a coin of lesser value. Because there is no score kept, trial and error is allowed as the students begin to learn the value of a group of coins. This game is simple yet\u00a0very effective.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/kids\/\">H.I.P. Pocket Change &#8211; For Kids <\/a>&#8211; The United States Mint &#8211; This is a really fun website for kids to learn just about everything there is to know about US coin currency. When teaching kids\u00a0how to count\u00a0money it&#8217;s also a\u00a0great time to teach them\u00a0how we make money, the history of coin currency,\u00a0what did\u00a0coins used to look like, coin collecting and how to save money. This is a great site full of games, cartoons, news, collectors tips and some very funny characters kids can get to know. The site is sponsored by the United States Mint so you can feel comfortable letting the\u00a0kids navigate on their own.\u00a0There are great cross-curricular opportunities here as well.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coe.uh.edu\/archive\/math\/math_lessons\/mathles3\/index.htm\">Mathematics Lessons, All About Money <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Elementary students can use this web based learning site to learn all about the basics of money.\u00a0The four coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter,are photographed and appear realistic with both front and back showing.When a student clicks on a coin,\u00a0basic information is given.\u00a0For a penny,\u00a0student&#8217;s are told it is worth .01 cent,\u00a0who is on the front, what is on the back, and a picture of both. The student can then count pennies or chose a new coin to investigate. By going to the tutorial page students can practice counting\u00a0groups of each coin or combination of coins. The site offers congratulations\u00a0or try again as the students progress. It is very realistic in appearance and basic in nature. However, that is what makes this website so appealing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My next websites are\u00a0for\u00a0teachers. They provide\u00a0lesson plans, activities, coin templates, and cross curricular ideas to help teach students\u00a0money skills and about our US currency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/kids\/teachers\/\">H.I.P. Pocket Change \u00a0&#8211; For Teachers <\/a>&#8211; The United States Mint &#8211; This website is packed with lesson plans for all four core subjects. Math\u00a0alone has 40 lessons plans ranging from grades K-8.\u00a0There are so many cross-curricular opportunities available here. The teacher feature page has tons of activities\u00a0with templates for all the manipulative&#8217;s and worksheets you will need. All are approved by the US Mint to be reproduced.\u00a0In the coin curricula center there is a representation of each coin with a printable template and a page of information, games, cartoons and activities associated with that coin. The reference page has access to a library of coins dating back to the 1600&#8217;s, book resources, websites and a glossary.\u00a0This website also has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/kids\/\">kids site<\/a> with games, arts and crafts, cartoons and so much more.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/kids\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyinstructor.com\/coins.asp\">Money Instructor: Counting Money<\/a> &#8211; Money Instructor covers many levels of teaching money, however this\u00a0link is\u00a0specifically for teaching\u00a0coin counting and identification. You will find lesson plans, exercises, worksheets and\u00a0manipulatives all to help you teach counting coins. The worksheets and interactive exercises\u00a0can be adapted to suit the needs of your students depending on their\u00a0level\u00a0and ability.\u00a0There are activities such as How Much?, and Matching Values. As your students advance in their skills you can\u00a0look to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyinstructor.com\/moneymath.asp\">Money Math <\/a>for more lessons and activities. This website does require free\u00a0registration for access to worksheets and some lessons\u00a0require a\u00a0membership, however there is still an abundance of materials available\u00a0at no cost.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathfactcafe.com\/money\/default.aspx\">Math Fact Cafe &#8211; Fact Sheet Factory<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Build your own money worksheets here. This site allows you to make your own worksheets based on four different skill levels and four different types of money math problems. You can show heads and\/or tails or hide the value labels all together. There is also a jumbo size available for special needs students and the choice of natural looking coins or black and white outlines. You also have the option of being able to focus on one particular coin if students need more practice\u00a0in one area\u00a0or mix it up using penny up to quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post will focus on resources to help teach 1st grade\u00a0money.\u00a0More\u00a0specifically\u00a0the skills\u00a0of\u00a0identifying\u00a0denomination\u00a0of coins and how\u00a0groupings of\u00a0different coins can have the same value.\u00a0Also using addition to\u00a0determine the value of a collection of\u00a0coins and subtraction to determine the\u00a0correct change. 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