Learning about money: hands-on math.The holiday season is a great time to introduce kids to money basics. Get started with one of these fun games. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOW MANY WAYS? TARGET SKILLS: Sorting, calculations, telling time WHAT YOU CAN DO: How many coin combinations add up to 19 cents? Race to see how many different combinations the children can come up with in just a few minutes (e.g., one dime, one nickel nickel, metallic chemical element; symbol Ni; at. no. 28; at. wt. 58.69; m.p. about 1,453°C;; b.p. about 2,732°C;; sp. gr. 8.902 at 25°C;; valence 0, +1, +2, +3, or +4. , four pennies; two nickels
Nickels is a gambling coin game played with any desired denomination of coins. and nine pennies; 19 pennies; etc.). This simple challenge could serve as a kickoff to a month of money math. Repeat the activity each week with a higher value. CHARITABLE REWARDS TARGET SKILLS: Calculations, percentages, fractions WHAT YOU CAN DO: A popular classroom reward system is to let your students earn play money (or money stickers on an index card)--instead of stars or points for good behavior--for completing classroom tasks, solving "bonus" answers to math problems, etc. Add this feel-good feel-good adj. Characterized by or designed to encourage a feeling of often superficial happiness or satisfaction: "Everything about Fassbinder ran contrary to Hollywood notions of feel-good entertainment" twist: It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a great tradition of the holiday season (and any time of year) to give a percentage of your earnings to the needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. . Urge students to do the same. Together, calculate 10 percent, or one tenth, of each child's "earnings" to put into a pot. Add up how much the whole class will donate. Ask other classes to join in. Now put out the word to parents and teachers school-wide to match real money to give to a local charity. COUNT THE DAYS TARGET SKILLS: Counting/doubling, calculations WHAT YOU CAN DO: Keep fake coins and bills in an envelope near your morning meeting space. During your meeting, invite one or more students to count out an amount of money equal in cents to the number of days you've you've Contraction of you have. you've you have you've have been in school. Challenge students to use as many different coins and bills as possible. For example, if you've been in school for 80 days, students might choose two quarters, one dime, two nickels, and 10 pennies. Keep track of the combinations on a chart. CRAZY CURRENCY TARGET SKILL: Single-digit facts WHAT YOU CAN DO: If you have a classroom store or periodically allow students to "buy" a special treat using play money or incentive points, try this shiny new variation! Give out a specific color of beads or buttons, and name its value between two and nine cents--for example red buttons Red Buttons (February 5 1919 – July 13 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. He won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Airman Joe Kelly in Sayonara (1957), a rare dramatic role. are eight cents each. Let students name the new coin--how about the "octoogle"! Have kids calculate their change, and keep extra for next time. EGG CARTON An egg carton is a container designed for carrying and transporting eggs. These cartons have a dimpled form in which each dimple accommodates an individual egg and isolates that egg from eggs in adjacent dimples. COIN TOSS TOSS - Terminal Oriented Social Science TARGET SKILL: Calculations WHAT YOU CAN DO: Try this fun math game during a holiday party. Mark the cups of two egg cartons with the numbers 0-9 at random. Remove the lids, and put the cartons on the floor. Divide the class into teams, and hand out a penny, nickel, and dime to each student. One at a time, invite the children to toss a coin toward the egg carton until it falls into one of the holes. Have students multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. the hole number by the coin value. For example, if a dime falls into the "2" hole, the child must multiply 10 (dime) x 2 (number in hole). The child then earns that value for his or her team. Let each child take a few turns. The team with the highest value wins. THE PRICE IS (ALL) RIGHT! TARGET SKILLS: Estimation estimation In mathematics, use of a function or formula to derive a solution or make a prediction. Unlike approximation, it has precise connotations. In statistics, for example, it connotes the careful selection and testing of a function called an estimator. , higher/lower WHAT YOU CAN DO: Illustrate the value of a canned food canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. drive by estimating how much different grocery items cost. First, have kids cut out images of food items from newspaper circulars, and paste them onto index cards. Then have them paste the prices on the backs of the cards. Put the cards image side up in a center, and invite students to choose a card. Have them guess the price of the item and write it down. Then challenge kids to figure out the difference between their answer and the real price. MONEY ON THE MAP TARGET SKILLS: Mapping (directions), equivalents WHAT YOU CAN DO: Why not tie money math into a study of holidays around the world? When discussing another country's holiday customs, also talk about currency. For example, while we buy holiday presents with U.S. dollars, kids in Japan use their yen, and the British pull out their pounds. Go to www.scholastic.com/instructor, and click on "November/December Links" to access more information and images on world currency. Print out the money images and tack them to a world map as you travel around the globe. |
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