MAFS.1.MD.2.aArchived Standard

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Identify and combine values of money in cents up to one dollar working with a single unit of currency1.

  1. Identify the value of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters).
  2. Compute the value of combinations of coins (pennies and/or dimes).
  3. Relate the value of pennies, dimes, and quarters to the dollar (e.g., There are 100 pennies or ten dimes or four quarters in one dollar.) (1Students are not expected to understand the decimal notation for combinations of dollars and cents.)
General Information
Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: 1
Domain-Subdomain: Measurement and Data
Cluster: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Cluster: Work with time and money. (Additional Cluster) -

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 08/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5012030: Mathematics - Grade One (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7712020: Access Mathematics Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5012005: Foundational Skills in Mathematics K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

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Related Resources

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Formative Assessments

How Much Money?:

Students are asked to determine the values of combinations of pennies and dimes.

Type: Formative Assessment

Relating Coins to a Dollar - 2:

Students are asked to relate the value of a quarter to one dollar.

Type: Formative Assessment

Relating Coins to a Dollar - 1:

Students are asked to relate the values of a penny and a dime to one dollar.

Type: Formative Assessment

Determining Values of Coins:

Students are shown various coins and are asked to identify the name and value of each.

Type: Formative Assessment

Lesson Plans

Guess Who: True American Edition:

In this integrated lesson plan, students will identify US coins, express their values using the cents (¢) symbol and state their equivalency to the US dollar while recognizing symbols and individuals that represent the United States.

Type: Lesson Plan

A Pot of Pennies:

This lesson focuses on the importance of knowing the value of various coins and being able to add them together to determine the total value. It uses two great picture books to introduce counting and adding coins and understanding their value. It is collaborative and interactive using coin manipulatives, journals, and instant feedback.

Type: Lesson Plan

Counting Coins:

Students will work towards earning an "ice cream celebration" as they master their understanding of money. Through this lesson, students will be able to recognize and count pennies and dimes in isolation as well as compute the values of combinations of these coins (pennies and/or dimes). Students will also create a model using coin manipulatives to represent given values. This lesson will focus on part "b" of the standard.

Type: Lesson Plan

How Many Ways Can You Make Combinations of Pennies and Dimes?:

Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your students how to add combinations of pennies and dimes? This lesson is for you and your students! In this lesson, the students will be using real world situational problems, ten frames, base ten blocks, pennies, and dimes to add combinations. This lesson starts with whole group, moves to guided practice, then progresses to independent practice. The lesson ends with a summative assessment and a rubric for you to use when grading.

Type: Lesson Plan

Mystery Coins:

In this lesson students will be identifying the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter and identifying the value of each of these coins. This lesson starts out as a whole group lesson focusing on an anchor chart that has been created by the teacher with the students as they discover knowledge about the coins. This lesson includes a game, partner activity, and an independent matching activity. Also, this lesson addresses part "a" of the standard.

Type: Lesson Plan

Original Student Tutorials

Let's Make A Dollar:

Learn how many quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies are needed to make a dollar with this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 5 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let's Add Money: Place Value (Part 4):

Use place value and a tens and ones chart to add pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 4 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let’s Add Money: Mixed Coins (Part 3):

Learn to add a combination of coins, such as quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies using a number line, skip counting, and a hundred chart in this interactive tutorial.

This interactive tutorial is part 3 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let’s Add Money: Using Similar Coins (Part 2):

Learn how to add the same type of coins together using skip counting and a number line in this interactive student tutorial. 

This is part 2 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let's Talk About Money (Part 1):

Help Kolby learn to identify coins by their characteristics and values in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 1 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

MFAS Formative Assessments

Determining Values of Coins:

Students are shown various coins and are asked to identify the name and value of each.

How Much Money?:

Students are asked to determine the values of combinations of pennies and dimes.

Relating Coins to a Dollar - 1:

Students are asked to relate the values of a penny and a dime to one dollar.

Relating Coins to a Dollar - 2:

Students are asked to relate the value of a quarter to one dollar.

Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5

Let’s Add Money: Mixed Coins (Part 3):

Learn to add a combination of coins, such as quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies using a number line, skip counting, and a hundred chart in this interactive tutorial.

This interactive tutorial is part 3 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Let’s Add Money: Using Similar Coins (Part 2):

Learn how to add the same type of coins together using skip counting and a number line in this interactive student tutorial. 

This is part 2 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Let's Add Money: Place Value (Part 4):

Use place value and a tens and ones chart to add pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 4 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Let's Make A Dollar:

Learn how many quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies are needed to make a dollar with this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 5 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Let's Talk About Money (Part 1):

Help Kolby learn to identify coins by their characteristics and values in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 1 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Student Resources

Vetted resources students can use to learn the concepts and skills in this benchmark.

Original Student Tutorials

Let's Make A Dollar:

Learn how many quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies are needed to make a dollar with this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 5 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let's Add Money: Place Value (Part 4):

Use place value and a tens and ones chart to add pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 4 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let’s Add Money: Mixed Coins (Part 3):

Learn to add a combination of coins, such as quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies using a number line, skip counting, and a hundred chart in this interactive tutorial.

This interactive tutorial is part 3 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let’s Add Money: Using Similar Coins (Part 2):

Learn how to add the same type of coins together using skip counting and a number line in this interactive student tutorial. 

This is part 2 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Let's Talk About Money (Part 1):

Help Kolby learn to identify coins by their characteristics and values in this interactive tutorial. 

This is part 1 of 5. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Parent Resources

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