First Grade Math: Money
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I love to see how excited 1st Grade students get over working with money. This unit is loaded with hands-on and engaging math centers that help students build a strong foundation for counting coins, which will be more developed in the 2nd Grade math curriculum. Although money isn’t specifically taught in first grade, I have included this unit in the Math Made Fun Curriculum in order to give students the opportunity to develop a strong foundation for life-long skills and to prep them for math concepts to come.
In this math unit, students will:
*Practice differentiating between coins
*Count pennies up to 20
*Skip count by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s to identify values of multiple pennies, nickels and dimes
*Counting on from a coin with higher value (eg. one dime, one nickel and two pennies would be counted on as 10, 15, 16, 17)
*Compare values of 2 groups of coins up to 99 cents
*Determine the amount of coins needed to come to a specific value
*Determining if there is enough money to buy an item
*Determining the amount of change that would be left after buying an item
*Identifying multiple combinations of coins to make up the same value
In the First Grade Math Made Fun Unit 7, money has never been so fun! This unit is loaded with 17 Hands-ON Math Centers and 39 NO PREP practice pages to help teach, master and reinforce this very important math concept.
FIRST GRADE MATH MADE FUN CURRICULUM
Check out the other First Grade Math Units in action:
Unit 1: Numbers up to 120
Unit 2: Addition
Unit 3: Subtraction
Unit 4: Place Value
Unit 5: Geometry
Unit 6: Measurement
Unit 7: Money
Unit 8: Telling Time
Unit 9: Graphs and Data
ALL 9 UNITS INCLUDED!
LET’S LOOK AT THE MATH CENTERS FOR UNIT 7 IN ACTION…
CENTER NUMBER 1: Show Me the Money
Decide which coins are needed to make the correct cents on the bank. Record how many of each coin you used.
CENTER NUMBER 2: Coins- True or False?
Add up the coins. Decide if the coins are equal to the value on the card. Sort the cards to the true or false mats.
CENTER NUMBER 3: How Much Did You Spend?
Roll a die for each coin. Place the correct number of coins in the column. Add them up and record your total. Whoever has the most money gets to color a star.
CENTER NUMBER 4: Coins- Flip and Cover
Flip a card. Count the coins. Cover a value to match the card.
CENTER NUMBER 5: Money- Spin and Build
Spin both spinners. Count out the number of coins. Add them together and record the value on the recording sheet.
CENTER NUMBER 6: Coins in the Bank
Flip a card. Place the coins in the bank, and add them up. Write the value on the recording sheet.
CENTER NUMBER 7: Tubs of Popcorn
Count the coins on the tub. Find the popcorn that has the matching value. Record the value on the recording sheet.
CENTER NUMBER 8: Coins- Count and Cover (up to 25 cents)
Flip a card. Count the coins. Cover the value to match the card.
CENTER NUMBER 9: Coins- Count and Cover (up to 50 cents)
Flip a card. Count the coins. Cover the value to match the card.
CENTER NUMBER 10: Coin War- Flip and Count
Each player gets a stack of 12 cards. Both players flip and place a card on the board. Total the coins and compare the values. The player with the highest value wins that round and gets to keep both cards.
CENTER NUMBER 11: Toy Shopping (up to 25 cents)
Pull a card. Count the coins. Write the amount on the recording sheet. Color a happy face if you can buy the item. Color a sad face if you cannot buy the item.
CENTER NUMBER 12: Grocery Shopping (up to 50 cents)
Pull a card. Count the coins. Write the amount on the recording sheet. Color a happy face if you can buy the item. Color a sad face if you cannot buy the item.
CENTER NUMBER 13: Pet Store Shopping (up to 75 cents)
Pull a card. Count the coins. Write the amount on the recording sheet. Color a happy face if you can buy the item. Color a sad face if you cannot buy the item.
CENTER NUMBER 14: Candy Shopping (up to 99 cents)
Pull a card. Count the coins. Write the amount on the recording sheet. Color a happy face if you can buy the item. Color a sad face if you cannot buy the item.
CENTER NUMBER 15: Equivalent Amounts
Pull a card. Show two different ways to make the amount shown. Draw the coins on the recording sheet.
CENTER NUMBER 16: Money- Make a Match
Count the coins on the board. Find the card that matches the value of the coins.
CENTER NUMBER 17: Different Ways to Make Change
Find two ways to use coins to match the value on the card. Record the numbers on the recording sheet.
THERE ARE 39 NO PREP PRACTICE PAGES INCLUDED IN UNIT 7
HOW DO I ORGANIZE THE UNITS?
I chose to store the math centers in Sterilite bins, because they don’t take up too much space. It is a tight fit, but I find that they work nicely for me. However, if you choose, you could store the centers in a larger container as well. Within the bin, each math center is stored in a gallon sized ziplock baggie.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE NO PREP PAGES “IN ACTION”…
You can purchase Unit 7 individually HERE or
Check out the Kindergarten Bundle HERE
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Annie Moffatt
Annie Moffatt is a former elementary school teacher and homeschool mom with a passion for helping young learners thrive. With a background in early education and a heart for making learning fun, Annie designs engaging, low-prep resources that build confidence and success in the classroom. Her hands-on, kid-friendly approach has supported thousands of teachers and parents around the world in creating joyful learning experiences for their students.
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