Activity 8: Clean Up The Money!
Relevant Content and Objective:
This activity allows students to practice identifying and adding coin values up to $1.00 (SOL Objective 1.7 a and b).
Students also practice grouping a collection of up to 100 objects into tens and ones (SOL Objective 1.1a)
Materials:
Number Die
Alphabet Die (A, B, C, D, E, F)
Game/Grid Mat
Directions
6 of each: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Description/Instructions:
This is a 2-player game. It is also an excellent activity to include during math stations. Here's how to play:
1) Each player takes three of each coin denomination (i.e. 3 pennies, 3 nickels, 3 dimes, 3 quarters)
2) Players take turns placing one coin at a time on an empty spot (on the grid-board) until all 24 coins have been placed
3) The first player rolls both dice
4) The first player forms the ordered pair that shows on the dice (e.g. B, 3). If there is a coin on the space, he/she takes it and rolls again. If there is not a coin on the space, the second player rolls.
5) The second player rolls the dice and forms the indicated ordered pair. If there is a coin on the space, he/she takes it and rolls again. If there is not a coin on the space, the other player gets to roll.
6) Play until one player has removed coins that total to $1.00. The player who collects $1.00 first is the winner.
Ideas for Differentiation:
This activity provides an opportunity for students to collaborate and assist each other in recalling the values of each coin and determining their sum.
Students may refer to the directions and coin value cue card for additional assistance.
This activity can also be tailored for instruction regarding specific coins, in that the teacher may easily provide only nickels and pennies or quarters and dimes.
Students who struggle with adding coin values, may play until one player acquires ten coins. Then together, the students may add the coin values and determine who garnered the most money.
Formative Assessment:
Teachers may require students to tally the number of coins collected on the recording sheet. This recording sheet also provides a space for students to record the total value of the coins acquired. Teachers may collect recording sheets and evaluate each student's comprehension. Teachers may also record anecdotal data regarding the tools and resources each student applies while playing the game.
Resources:
Directions
Game/Grid Mat
Recording Sheet
Cue Card
References:
http://mathwire.com/money/money.html
Number Die
Alphabet Die (A, B, C, D, E, F)
Game/Grid Mat
Directions
6 of each: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Description/Instructions:
This is a 2-player game. It is also an excellent activity to include during math stations. Here's how to play:
1) Each player takes three of each coin denomination (i.e. 3 pennies, 3 nickels, 3 dimes, 3 quarters)
2) Players take turns placing one coin at a time on an empty spot (on the grid-board) until all 24 coins have been placed
3) The first player rolls both dice
4) The first player forms the ordered pair that shows on the dice (e.g. B, 3). If there is a coin on the space, he/she takes it and rolls again. If there is not a coin on the space, the second player rolls.
5) The second player rolls the dice and forms the indicated ordered pair. If there is a coin on the space, he/she takes it and rolls again. If there is not a coin on the space, the other player gets to roll.
6) Play until one player has removed coins that total to $1.00. The player who collects $1.00 first is the winner.
Ideas for Differentiation:
This activity provides an opportunity for students to collaborate and assist each other in recalling the values of each coin and determining their sum.
Students may refer to the directions and coin value cue card for additional assistance.
This activity can also be tailored for instruction regarding specific coins, in that the teacher may easily provide only nickels and pennies or quarters and dimes.
Students who struggle with adding coin values, may play until one player acquires ten coins. Then together, the students may add the coin values and determine who garnered the most money.
Formative Assessment:
Teachers may require students to tally the number of coins collected on the recording sheet. This recording sheet also provides a space for students to record the total value of the coins acquired. Teachers may collect recording sheets and evaluate each student's comprehension. Teachers may also record anecdotal data regarding the tools and resources each student applies while playing the game.
Resources:
Directions
Game/Grid Mat
Recording Sheet
Cue Card
References:
http://mathwire.com/money/money.html