Coins Lesson Timeline

This unit will span across a 7-day time frame ranging from the last week of September to the first week
of October. This will be taught daily in small groups in about 30-minute increments.

Date (tentative) Lesson Lesson Description

9/28 Pre-Test (Given to everyone) This pre-test will consist of the

children have to calculate t the
value of the coins. This will assess
the student’s ability to identify the
coins and their value.
10/5 Reviewing Pennies (Small Group) On this day the children and I will
be working on how to identify a
penny, its values, and adding
multiple pennies together to get a
cumulative value.
10/5 Nickels (Small group) In this lesson the children will be
observing the difference between
a penny and a nickel.
Additionally, the children will be
learning the value of the nickel
and counting by 5’s to get a
cumulative total
10/6 Dime (Small Group) In this lesson the children will be
comparing the dime to pennies
and nickels to differentiation
between the characteristics.
Additionally, they will be learning
to count by 10’s for dimes to get a
total value of multiple dimes put
together.
10/8 Quarters (Small group) In this lesson the children will be
identifying the varying
characteristics of the quarter
compared to the other coins
learned about. Additionally they
will also be learning to count by
25’s,as well as entering the
hundreds to represent dollars.
10/9 Dollar Bills On this day the children will be
learning the various amount of
coins needed to create one single
dollar.
10/13 Lets’s Shop The children will be practicing
how to do their authentic
assessment calculating the total
cost of three selected items
10/ Post Test (Small group) The children will be given a
similar test as the post test to see if
they are able to calculate the total
amount of money from the coins
given.