Financial Literacy Lesson Plan

Grade: 2
Activity Title: Canadian Coins and Bills!
Length of Lesson: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Specific Expectations: Money Concepts; F1.1: Identify different ways of

representing the same amount of money up to Canadian 200¢ using various
combinations of coins, and up to $200 using various combinations of $1 and $2
coins and $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills.

Time Activity Materials Needed

15 minutes Hook Computer
Minds On - Canadian Coins and Bills!!
- Familiarize students with Canadian Projector/Screen
coins and bills
- Have students identify which one of Links
the four bills is the Canadian $5
- Slide 5: what do you notice about Whiteboard/markers to
Canadian coins and bills? keep track of student
- suggest they think about colour, responses
plastic, compare to other
currencies they might know of
- Slide 5: what might you use coins
and bills for?
- Have students guess how much an
item (box of cookies from Walmart)
costs

35 minutes Lesson Canadian Currency

Handout (Grade 2 -
1. Identify/match bills and coins with
Currency Glossary)
their amount
○ Provide students with “Canadian
Currency” handout for quick Computer
reference
 2. Pass around coins and bills for Tangible Coins and Bills
students to touch and see (25¢, 10¢, 5¢, $5, $10,
3. Demonstrate/explain examples of $20, $50, $100)
coin combinations that equal 50¢,
15¢, $1 and $2.50 Slideshow presentation
4. Demonstrate/explain examples of for steps 1, 3 and 4
combinations that equal $100, $24,
- Provide written
$61 and $200
(i.e. $50 = five
$10s) and
*Collect handouts for first consolidation
activity* display pictures
(one 50 dollar
bill = five 10
dollar bills)

30 minutes Consolidation Students’ math notebooks

1. Identification Notebook Entry

Screen/Projector/Links
- All Canadian currency is
displayed on screen
Canadian Currency
- Students identify/label each
Handouts
one in their notebooks
- Provide/review answers as a
Computer
class (opportunity for peer
correction)
Worksheet (Currency
Combinations Worksheet)
2. Currency Combinations Worksheet
- Completed independently
- Marked and returned to
students
Accommodation: Display currency
handout on screen during this activity

Accommodations:
- Canadian Currency Handout has pictures, numerical and written values for
each bill and coin
 - Examples presented during lesson are written (i.e. “$40”) and display
photos of the currency
- Currency handout is displayed on the board during independent
worksheet completion for student reference/assistance
- Currency combinations worksheet assesses students knowledge in various
formats (drawing, writing, pictures, text)
- Can answer questions in their preferred format (writing or drawing)

Assessment:
- (Grading) Correct and return worksheets
- Assess/observe student notebook entries (gauge who might need
assistance or extra review)

Self-Reflection:
- What went well?
- Any notes on student/classroom engagement?
- Does my pace need to be adjusted/did students have enough time to
learn and show that learning?
- What adjustments need to be made?