Britany Greer
EDEL 323
Lesson Plan 1


Grade Level:
2nd Grade




EALRs and GLEs:
2.2.H : Name each standard U.S. coin, write its value using the $ sign and the cent sign, and name combinations of other coins with the same total value.
NETs for students:
NETs number 3.c: evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
The standard is met when the students look at the website and the information and have to decide which information is useful to the student to be able to write their paragraph about their coin.  They will have to look at a lot of different information and only use what will help them write about the coin they chose.

Materials Needed:
•    U.S. Coins
•    Overhead
•    Whiteboards
•    Computers

Attention Getting Device:
When students come in there will be a couple giant coins on their desks.  I will tell the students that they need to find the student that has the coins to go with theirs to equal $0.25.  Once they find their partner they will go back to their desk and draw a picture of what their coins looked like to equal 25 cents.  They will then have to find another student to equal a quarter again and draw another picture of what their coins looked like. We will then discuss, as a class, some strategies the students used to find their partners.

Objective:
Students will be able to name the U.S. coins and write the value of each using a $ sign and a cent sign.  Also they will be able to identify groups of coins equally the same value of a quarter.

Prerequisite Skill:
The students will need to know what the U.S. coins look like and what each coin is worth.

Instruction (Presenting the Stimulus):
After the attention getting activity is done we will discuss, as a class, what a $ sign and cent sign are and what they represent.  I will tell the students that a cent sign can be placed with coins valuing 1 to 99 cents.  A $ sign represents any value of money from 1 cent to many dollars.  I will demonstrate on the overhead how to write 25 cents using a $ sign and cent sign.  After showing this to the students, I will have some different coins placed on the overhead and the students will write the value of each using a $ sign and cent sign on their whiteboards.  Once they are done they can talk with their neighbor about their answers.  After it looks like everyone has finished writing their answers, I will have volunteers come up to the whiteboard to write one of their answers and the class will raise their hands if they agree if the student’s answer is correct.  We will discuss any problems that most of the class disagrees with the answer.

An additional activity to help students learn about coins and to practice matching coins, as well as learn more about the history of coins, students will be able to use computers.  The website http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ is an excellent site that teaches the history of coins, has activities to learn more about them, matching games, and many other excellent activities for students.  Students will be given time to explore this site and the opportunity to learn more about coins and how they are made to go along with learning the values of each coin.  The students will then have to choose one coin and write a paragraph on how it has changed over time.  They will also need to tell the value of the coin.

Guided Practice:
a.    I will have students get into pairs.  Once everyone has a partner, I will then give each pair a bag of coins.  The students will take turns giving each other coins to write the value, first using a $ sign and then a cent sign.  They will take turns doing this.  I will give the students 10-15 minutes to do this.

b.    I will walk around the classroom as they are working to make sure everyone is staying on task and to see if any students are struggling with the activity.

Individual Practice:
Before having the students start on their individual practice I will hold up a giant coin and ask students how much that coin is worth to ensure that all students know what the coin values are before starting their individual practice.  I will have each student get out a piece of paper and each will be given a bag of coins.  The students will then be asked to make up different combinations of coins that equal $0.25 and draw on their paper what each group looked like.  They will have about 10 minutes to do this.  At the end of the 10 minutes, I will have students put their names on the piece of paper with the drawings of the coin groupings they have created and turn in the papers.

Feedback:
I will walk around the room during the activities in the lesson to see how the students are doing individually and in the pairs.  If any students are struggling I will stop and help them.  I will be sure to use positive feedback on what they are doing correctly.
Assessment:
The assessment will be watching the group and individual work to see if the students are able to write coin values using a $ sign and a cent sign.  I will also be able to use their Individual Practice papers to see if they are able to add coins in a group that equal a quarter.  This will also show me that they know what each coins value equals.
Retention and Transfer
a.    Why do we need to know what a coin is worth?
b.    When have you seen the $ sign and/or the cent sign used?
c.    Challenge the students to see pay attention to anywhere they see the $ sign and cent sign being used.
d.    Challenge the students to see what coin combinations they can use to make $0.50 instead of $0.25 or to see if they can think of more combinations for $0.25 that they had not already thought of in class.