Deena's Lucky Penny
Objective:
Students continue to learn to identify the name and value of coins:
Quarter, penny, dime and nickel.
Materials: Deena's Lucky Penny by Barbara Derubertis, computer with Internet connection, Coin Matching activity, and Coins for Teaching. print-out.
Book Overview:
Penny's mom has a birthday coming up. She finds a penny and with a
little help from friends and family trades up until her penny becomes a
dollar. This is the flip side of the poem Smart and is good to use as
follow-up lesson to further understanding.
Introduction:
Begin by reviewing previous lesson on
value of coins. Elicit responses from students as to the value of the coins.
Introduce story by telling students that this girl was Smarter than our boy in
Shel Silverstein's Smart poem. Ask them to listen and think about
why. Read the story. Discuss with class why the girl was smarter. Go through story once again and ask students to show how she traded up
amounts.
Web Activities:
Students will visit the Counting
Coins website and choose the matching option. They will play and use
the Coin Matching
activity. Give each student one copy of Coins for
Teaching. They will cut out coins and glue them to show
amounts. This will be turned in for assessment.
Assessment:
Coin Matching Activity will be used for assessment.
Home Learning:
If student has Internet access at home, have them go to Venn
Diagram.com.
They can create a Venn diagram using the two stories read : Smart
and Deena's Lucky Penny. What was the same? What was
different? If student does not have Internet connection at home, provide
them with a Venn Diagram. For a good website on Venn diagrams click
here. For a printable copy, click
here.
Additional Links:
Venn
Diagrams students make online Venn diagrams at this site
