Lesson Plan
Counting on Coins
Count those coins and order those numbers! As students count with coins, they will make connections between real life experiences and the value of numbers.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to count pennies in order to find the total. Students will be able to determine which group has the largest amount by recognizing the larger number and quantity of coins.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Take out a group of 8 pennies and a group of 2 pennies, and place them in two separate piles.
- Tell the students that when they count each number, they count onto the last number to make it a larger number.
- Explain that they will be working on counting, ordering numbers, and finding the largest numbers.