Minds On

All about money

With an adult, or on your own, create an inquiry web with the word money written in the middle. You can use the following prompts to guide you when creating the web surrounding money.

  • What is money?
  • Why do we use it?
  • What does it do?
  • How do you get it?

Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

Explore the following video about Canadian money and answer the following questions:

  • What else do you know about money?
  • What are the names of the Canadian coins?
  • What are the values of the Canadian coins?
  • What do you want to know about money?

You can record your ideas in an audio recording, on a sheet of paper, or on the computer.

Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.

Action

Word problems featuring money

We are going to work through a variety of word problems.

How to solve money problems

  1. You have two coins in your pocket. They are worth 15 cents. Think of a way you can represent 15 cents using those two coins.
  2. Can you use another group of coins to represent 15 cents?

Example:

5 cents + 10 cents =

5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents =

Example:

1 nickel, 1 dime

3 nickels

Brainstorm

Your turn!

Now you will use what you learned through the examples by answering your own word problem involving math using a method of your choice.

Using pictures or a method of your choice, show as many different groups of coins as you can that equal the following given values. Be prepared to name the coins you used.

  1. 25 cents
  2. 50 cents
  3. 35 cents

Consolidation

Creating a question!

A piggy bank has 40 cents in it.

Let's explore all the possible groups of coins that can make 40 cents.

Using pictures or another method of your choice, create a number sentence for each group. Identify the value and names of each coin in each group.

Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

Create a word problem of your own. Show a certain value of coins up to 50 cents in pictures. Then identify the coins you used and develop a number sentence showing the total value. If possible, share your problem with a partner or an adult at home.

Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.

You can use the following interactive to find out how many different ways you can make 50 cents using coins. An adult can show you how to use it and then you can try it yourself.

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity?  Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel...

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.