Unit 6, Lesson 15
Identify Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes
Grade 2
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In previous units, students learned to use a ten when adding or subtracting within 100. They also used counting on or counting back as a strategy when adding or subtracting, including counting on or counting back by 5 and by 10.
In this lesson, students recognize pennies, nickels, and dimes, and learn their values. Students find the value of a set of coins by adding within 100. They also may skip-count or count on to find the value of a set of coins. When finding total values of a mixed combination of coins, students may group like coins, use multiples of 10 to add within 100, or count on. Students use the cent symbol (¢) when writing total values of coin collections.
- Action and Expression
- MLR2
- Comprehend (in spoken and written language) that the terms “penny,” “nickel,” and “dime” refer to coins with values in cents.
- Comprehend that the term “cents” refers to a unit of money and that the notation ¢ can be used to represent cents.
- Identify (orally and in writing) the names of coins and explain (orally) a strategy for finding the value of a collection of coins.
Required Materials
Activity 2
Required Preparation
- Create a money poster to display during the Launch and throughout the section.
- Cut out money images from the blackline master and tape the dollar bill images.
- (optional) Gather collections of real or plastic coins.
- Each group of 2 students needs access to the blackline master to cut out coins as needed (color-printing recommended) or a collection of real or plastic coins.
Teacher Reflection Questions
What did you learn about your students’ understanding of money during this lesson? What did you notice in their work from today’s lesson that you might leverage in that future lesson?