We plan to bring in an extra-large jar of money, such as pennies, dimes, nickels, and quarters.  I will also include some half dollars for an added prize for someone who knows what that is before we even get started! I will dump it all on the desk to get their attention and ask.  What is money? (Give them time to think of the answer to the question)

      The class listens to their responses of what they think money is.  We let the children look at the coins on the desk to see if they can identify any of the coins. We also can talk about culture and currency in different places and how it is said (penny in Spanish is centavo). After providing a visual and discussing, what they thought money is, we would read a book called “The book Lemonade in Winter”.  During the reading, we would stop and discuss pages of the book. 

Step Three: Explain each step of how you will teach this lesson specifically using your selected strategy

        We would continue with an open discussion of the following questions to help probe a successful discussion.  Why do you think it was so difficult for them to sell lemonade in the winter? How much money do you think they charged for a lemonade?  Do you think they spent any money on their supplies they needed to set up the lemonade stand?  How much do you think they spent?    How would you make $1.00 out of the change in front of you on your desk?  There are many ways to make a $1 out of chain!  We can use all dimes, 4 quarters and so many other ways.  

      Some of the key ideas we would like for the children to learn is the value of money and coin. A penny is one cent, a dime is ten cents and so on.  We want them to learn that money is needed to buy things that are for sale.  We want them to learn that counting money can be fun.  

Step Five: You will need at least 10 steps to explain in detail how you will conduct this lesson.

            As a class, we will go through each coin and talk about its value, and how many they would need to get to a certain number.  For example, I have 10 dimes and it will equal, 90 cents.  Counting by 10’s can be fun!  We will discuss how counting money can also help us learn to skip count by 5’s and 10’s.  

 

 

Observation and Discussion skills are important. Teachers need to understand each child’s learning capabilities. It helps to match students with teaching that can help each other or change the learning plan so that every student benefits from the class discussion or activities. When they do group, teachers can ask children questions to see if they understand the learning material. If there is are difficulty, teachers can change their methods to help them achieve the required information on the lesson. 

Step Seven: We will be using the Think-pair-share method in our discussion and class lesson.  We will be discussing the lesson as a whole group and talking about the meaning and the value along with splitting up to a small group where the children can help each other on a different level maybe is easier for them to relate to.  We will then come back together to review answers and how they got those answers.  

Step Eight: Lessons can be long, it would be about time where we would play a song through our projector called Counting Coins Song for Kids | Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter | 2nd Grade - YouTube, we would listen to this short song about the value of money and get the wiggles out of our feet and bodies to be able to reflect what we learned! Playing this video can also help keep the classroom inclusive to include all types of learning abilities in the classroom. 

Step Nine: At this point of the lesson, we would open our chrome books and play a game of matching for the coins so they can show they understand the material or may need some more support on the side. 

Step Ten: To end the lesson, we would participate in groups to build a lemonade stand, where they can color and be creative in how they would like their class lemonade to stand to look like.  We would give them free time to be able to use their dramatic play and pretend to sell and buy lemonade using their coins we dumped on the desk in the beginning of class.  The children can discuss and talk about how they would run their lemonade stand.  Our goal is to have the children engage in thinking and analyzing rather than just listening to an adult speak the entire time.  It gives them a chance to respond and interact with their teacher as well as their classmates. 

Step Six: We will take turns in groups working on a worksheet, that will also be on the whiteboard as well as printed in front of them.  They can work together as a group to create the amount of money needed for each question.

Step Seven: We will be using the Think-pair-share method in our discussion and class lesson.  We will be discussing the lesson as a whole group and talking about the meaning and the value along with splitting up to a small group where the children can help each other on a different level maybe is easier for them to relate to.  We will then come back together to review answers and how they got those answers.  

 

Math Songs by NUMBEROCK. (2017). Counting Coins Song for Kids | Learning About Money Song For Kids. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2

Using the Think-Pair-Share Strategy with ELL Students | Study.com. (2021). Study.com. https://study.com/academy/lesson/using-the-think-pair-share-strategy-with-ell-students.html

 

Do You Know How to Say Penny in Different Languages? (n.d.). Www.indifferentlanguages.com. https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/penny

 

Logsdon, A. (2021, January 6). How Can You Teach Math to Children With Disabilities? Verywell Family. https://www.verywellfamily.com/math-and-language-disabilities-2162354

 

McClymont, G. (2016, August 6). 10 Top Classroom Strategies to Help English Language Learners Succeed. Owlcation; Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/academia/5-Easy-Strategies-to-Help-English-Language-Learners-Succeed-in-Your-Classroom