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".) |