Counting coins (1st grade)

This is an introduction to dimes, nickels, and pennies. First, I show you dimes and pennies, and we work with those only. This is easy since they are your tens and ones. Then I explain what a nickel is (5 cents), and we work out the total for various coin combinations, keeping in mind that two nickels make 10 cents. This lesson is part of the Math Mammoth Grade 1 Curriculum: An inexpensive self-teaching worktext (workbook with explanations) on U.S. money: Practice counting money with this free online exercise: Shopping game for grades 1-3 -- find what coins to use!