Our class is learning about money. The penny is a US coin worth one cent. One hundred pennies make a dollar. One cent can be written 1¢ or $0.01.
The nickel is a US coin worth five cents. Twenty nickels make a dollar. One nickel can be written 5¢ or $0.05.
The dime is a US coin worth ten cents. Ten dimes make a dollar. One dime can be written 10¢ or $0.10.
The quarter (also called a quarter dollar) is a US coin worth twenty five cents. Four quarters make a dollar. One quarter can be written 25¢ or $0.25.
We discussed all the possible ways to make 25 cents and 50 cents using pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
The students really enjoyed touching and counting with the plastic coins. We will continue to learn about money using coupons. The students will need to find combinations of coupons that total a given amount. Test their skills~encourage your child to count your loose change.
In Calendar Math our focus this week was on rows and columns. We discussed how many rows of tens were on our 100 chart.
We made equations, wrote story problems, and created Fact Families with the "Today's Number."
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