Introduction
     This lesson was developed as part of the Griswold Community School District's WebQuest class.
     This lesson has the students identify both sides of coins, as well as value.  It also instructs the students to count equivalent sets of coins.

Learners
     This lesson is designed for first graders in the area of Math.  There may be some second graders that would benefit from the review and practice.

Curriculum Standards
     The existing Standards and Benchmarks for Griswold state that the multiage students (grades one and two) will know and demonstrate processes for counting money.
    The lesson involves thinking in the knowledge level, creating a product, observing and teamwork.

Process
   Part of the lesson was written using Kidspiration.  Making the sets of equivalent money will be workable if you own this program.
     Additional note:  When a student has completed each fame done on Kidspiration, they need to close out of that program.  After quitting Kidspiration, the WebQuest will automatically put them back on the website.
     This lesson may be done over one day or a week.  This would depend on the type of learners you have.
     The teacher will be assigned partners.
     
     This is the process that is from the student page.
     1. The teacher will  assign you  a partner.

     2. Go to the Converting Coins to Pennies website. You will  learn how to convert nickels to pennies, dimes to pennies, and quarters to pennies. 

     3. Go to The US Mint's Games for Kids website and  match backs to backs and fronts to fronts of  coins in a memory style game.  Scroll down to Coin Memory Machine. Play the game.

    4. Click here to go to go to nickels. Match the correct values.

     5. Click here to go to dimes.  Match the correct values.

     6. Click here to go to quarters.  Match the correct values.

     7. After reviewing money values, create a picture on Kidspiration or Kid Pix Studio showing what you have learned about  pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

Variations
     Extending the learners:  There are three websites noted on the student page.  Two sites involve adding and subtracting money.  The third is one for making change with varied degrees of difficulty. 
     This would work well in a learning center situation.  It is fairly self directed.

Resources Needed
     Things needed to implement this lesson include:
-Kidspiration (1 copy)
-A computer connected to the internet.

     One adult is needed to explain and organize the groups.

     Websites included in this WebQuest include: 
       -Pics4learning
       -funbrain
       -usmint
       -aaamath

Evaluation
     You will know this lesson is successful if the students can match fronts and backs of coins and count lesser coins to be equal to a nickel, dime, and quarter.  They will also make a product on their own that shows equivalent groups of coins.

Conclusion
     Learning to recognize and count money is a basic life skill. This lesson is just one more avenue to that end.

Credits & References
     Graphics are from:
       -Pics4learning
     
      Websites included in this WebQuest include: 
       -funbrain
       -usmint
       -aaamath

     A huge thank you for the help and patience of Judy Griffin, AEA 13 technology consultant, Gail Maxwell, technology strategist for Griswold, Rich Mortensen, technology coordinator for Griswold, and Lisa Butler, classroom teacher for information on some websites used.