Money, Money, Money

This week we have been learning about the penny and nickel.  The boys and girls have had exposure to money through our daily calendar but today we went more in depth with the coins.  We read books about the penny and nickel and learned about different characteristics of the coins, how much they are worth, where they are made, etc.  The boys and girls counted and added coins together in a smart board game.  Then each child got out their own bag of coins and we did various activities with the penny and nickel.  We sorted our coins into piles, looked to see when our coins were made, added different amounts of pennies and nickels, and identified different features of them.  We will be assessing the children later in the month on the penny and nickel.  They will be required to identify each coin and tell us the worth.  By June children are expected to also know the dime and the quarter.  You can support this math concept by using coins with your child at home.  Ask them to count change with you, sort coins, help figure out how much something might cost, play pretend grocery store, etc.  Have fun!