Unit 6, Lesson 18
Money Problems
Grade 2
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students used addition to find the total value of a set of coins and identified 100 cents as a dollar.
In this lesson, students solve story problems in the context of money. In the first activity, students continue to practice finding the value of a collection of coins, and then use the coins and their total value to solve problems in the context of a class store. In the second activity, students add and subtract values in cents in the same context, but are not provided images of coins. Both activities also give students an opportunity to solve two-step story problems.
- Engagement
- MLR5
- Explain (orally) strategies for solving Add To and Take From story problems involving money.
- Let’s solve money problems.
Required Preparation
None
Teacher Reflection Questions
Reflect on who participated in math class today. What assumptions are you making about those who did not participate? How can you leverage each of your student’s ideas to support them in being seen and heard in tomorrow’s math class?