Student associates coins and bills with making a purchase or paying an entrance fee.
| Number: MA.2.G.5.In.e | Category: Independent |
| Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07 | Supporting Idea: Geometry and Measurement : Geometry and Measurement |
| Name | Description |
| MA.2.G.5.3: | Identify, combine, and compare values of money in cents up to $1 and in dollars up to $100, working with a single unit of currency. |
| Name | Description |
| 5012040: | Grade Two Mathematics |
| 7712030: | Access Mathematics Grade 2 |
| Name | Description |
| A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned... Just Ask Alexander!: | This lesson is a culminating activity to a unit on counting money based on the story "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday". Students work with various amounts of money in cents (up to $1) and dollars (up to $100) and learn to understand the differences between wants and needs. |
| Name | Description |
| Bibliography of books related to coins and money: | A printable list of 10 children's books with references related to coins and money |
| Bibliography: Children's Books Related to Money: | A list of references for 11 children's books related to money. (found at NCTM's Illuminations site "" under Materials and called "Book of your choice".) |