The National Common Core does not include learning standards for money in 1st grade. Eureka does have some lessons in which students use money, but those lessons are focused on pennies, dimes and dollars and are used to support place value concepts.
Counting money is both a math and a life skill. For this reason, the MA state 1st grade math curriculum added standards for money. Teachers supplement our math program with additional lessons on money with increasing difficulty throughout the year as we work to steadily build skills in this area. See the hierarchy of skills below....
Counting money is both a math and a life skill. For this reason, the MA state 1st grade math curriculum added standards for money. Teachers supplement our math program with additional lessons on money with increasing difficulty throughout the year as we work to steadily build skills in this area. See the hierarchy of skills below....
Tell the name of each commonly used coin (Penny, nickel, dime and quarter)
Tell the value of each coin (Penny 1, nickel 5, dime 10 and quarter 25)
Count sets of like coins
(all pennies, then all dimes, then all nickels and then all quarters)
Count mixed sets of coins (in order from easiest to most challenging)
dimes and pennies
nickels and pennies
dimes and nickels
dimes, nickels, and pennies
quarters and pennies
quarters and dimes
quarters, dimes, and pennies
quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
Tell the value of each coin (Penny 1, nickel 5, dime 10 and quarter 25)
Count sets of like coins
(all pennies, then all dimes, then all nickels and then all quarters)
Count mixed sets of coins (in order from easiest to most challenging)
dimes and pennies
nickels and pennies
dimes and nickels
dimes, nickels, and pennies
quarters and pennies
quarters and dimes
quarters, dimes, and pennies
quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
Frequent Practice
Now that the majority of financial transactions are done online or with credit cards, kids are far less likely to get daily exposure to cash and practice with hands-on money counting skills. Please provide frequent, quick practice with these skills (and real coins) at home.
Money Challenges
If your child has mastered the skills listed above, you can challenge them in many ways, including...
Adding mixed sets of coins (EX: I have $.55. You have $. 37.
How much do we have all together?)
Finding differences in sets of coins (I have $.48. You have $.92. Who has more? How much more?)
Making change (EX: I have $1. I spend $35 cents. How much do I get back?)
Solving coin riddles (EX: I have 4 coins. They total $.65. What are my coins?)
Adding mixed sets of coins (EX: I have $.55. You have $. 37.
How much do we have all together?)
Finding differences in sets of coins (I have $.48. You have $.92. Who has more? How much more?)
Making change (EX: I have $1. I spend $35 cents. How much do I get back?)
Solving coin riddles (EX: I have 4 coins. They total $.65. What are my coins?)