Week 18MondayMeet the Coins
1Warm-up: Skip Counting

2-min Fluency Warm-up — Skip count. Fill in the blanks.

5, 10, 15, ___

10, 20, 30, ___

25, 50, ___

10, 15, 20, ___

2Coin Names and Values

Every coin has a name and a value. P = penny, N = nickel, D = dime, Q = quarter.

Read together: the penny is 1¢, nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢. Fun fact: the dime is the smallest coin but NOT the smallest value!

P

Penny

N

Nickel

D

Dime

10¢

Q

Quarter

25¢

3Write the Values

Write the value of each coin.

Q

Quarter

¢

D

Dime

¢

P

Penny

¢

N

Nickel

¢

4Number Talk: Size vs. Value

Number Talk — Explain WITHOUT calculating.

Who has more money: Ana with 3 dimes, or Ben with 3 pennies? How do you know without counting?

My thinking:

A dime is smaller than a nickel. Does that mean it is worth less? Explain.

My thinking:

5Word Problem

Read carefully. Think about what is happening.

Zoe found a coin under the couch. It is worth more than a dime but less than a dollar, and it has a 25 on the back. What coin did Zoe find? How much is it worth?

Coin:    Value: ¢