Coins & Notes
Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount
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Sort U.S. money by value and make equivalent amounts.
Follow this model in an accessible mode before attempting independent work. Graph ordering is not learner mastery; revisit prerequisites if the guided task still needs full modeling.
Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.
Use the clearly labelled symbolic money cards, not replicas or real payment. Adult may later show clean coins/notes if available; keep small coins away from mouths. Currency is explicitly U.S. dollars and cents. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.
Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.
What this lesson covers and its limits
These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.
- partial: Recognising common coins and notes, knowing their values, and understanding that different combinations can make the same amount
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
- partial: Sort a handful of mixed coins into groups by value
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
- partial: State the value of common coins and notes when shown them
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
- partial: Find two different ways to make the same amount using different coins
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
- partial: If you tipped out a jar of coins, could {{name}} sort them and tell you how much each type is worth?
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
Symbolic labelled cards do not test recognition of real designs. Real coin sorting/identification remains conditional; no claim about current circulation or legal tender changes.
The supplied musical-note examples do not establish every wider notation claim.
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Sort U.S. money by value and make equivalent amounts.
Sort U.S. money by value and make equivalent amounts.
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Check understanding
- Sort a handful of mixed coins into groups by value
- State the value of common coins and notes when shown them
- Find two different ways to make the same amount using different coins
“If you tipped out a jar of coins, could your child sort them and tell you how much each type is worth?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Money & Finance
- Age range
- Ages 5–7