Parent guide · Grade 2 Math · Unit 6
Lesson 6.1 Quarters and Dollars
Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.
At a glance
- Time
- 5 sessions of 20–25 minutes
- Goal
- Know the value of a quarter and a dollar.
- You need
- Counters (dried beans, buttons or pebbles)
- A few real coins
- Pencil and crayons
- A King James Bible
- Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page
Steps
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “How much money is shown?” Listen for: 75¢
Say this: “Four quarters make one dollar: 25, 50, 75, 100.”
Say this: “A dollar bill is worth 100 pennies.”
Say this: “Quarter: 25 cents.”
Say this: “Dollar: 100 cents.”
Show: How much money is shown?
Say this: “Start with the coin worth the most and count on: 10, 20, 30.”
Say this: “Total: 30¢”
Answer: 30¢
Show: How much money is shown?
Say this: “Start with the coin worth the most and count on: 25, 50, 75, 80, 85.”
Say this: “Total: 85¢”
Answer: 85¢
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: How much money is shown?
Listen for: $1.00
If stuck: Start with the coin worth the most and count on: 25, 50, 75, 100.
Ask: How much money is shown?
Listen for: 75¢
If stuck: Start with the coin worth the most and count on: 25, 50, 75.
Ask: How much money is shown?
Listen for: 50¢
If stuck: Start with the coin worth the most and count on: 25, 50.
10 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
- Thinking a quarter is worth 20¢.
Price items in cents. Your child buys with a dollar and you give change by counting up; then swap so your child is the shopkeeper.
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Know the value of a quarter and a dollar.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Money is a tool. We learn to count it honestly and to use it well.
Count by 25s to 100. Count mixed coins: 25, 50, 60, 70, 75, 76.
Spread over the week
5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.
- Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
- Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
- Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
- Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
- Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.