Piggy Bank Sense

Piggy Bank Sense

Ages 6–8 · 9 minutes · Math

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In this lesson, students will practice introductory money math skills including:

– Comparing U.S. coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters)
– Identifying the value of each coin
– Distinguishing attributes that make each coin unique (size, President, etc.)

Part of

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Alabama

  • MA19.1.20 — Identify pennies and dimes by name and value.
  • MA19.2.24a — Identify nickels and quarters by name and value.
  • SS10.1.10 — Describe the role of money in everyday life.

Alaska

  • 1.MD.6 — Identify values of coins (e.g., nickel = 5 cents, quarter = 25 cents). Identify equivalent values of coins up to $1 (e.g., 5 pennies = 1 nickel, 5 nickels = 1 quarter).
  • K.MD.6 — Identify coins by name.

Arizona

  • 1.MD.B.3b — Identify coins by name and value (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters).
  • 1.H4.1 — Explain and explore origins of key American symbols, documents, landmarks, holidays, and leaders as well as their importance from the past to the present in our country. • Symbols include but are not limited to American flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, White House, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Liberty Bell, United States Capitol, and Arizona state symbols • Holidays include but are not limited to Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, and Arizona Statehood Day • Leaders include but are not limited to local and/or Tribal leaders, state leaders, and national leaders

Arkansas

  • 1.GM.6 — Identify coins by name and value, including penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.
  • K.GM.8 — Identify pennies and dimes by name and value.

California

  • 1.3.3 — Identify American symbols, landmarks, and essential documents, such as the flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, U.S. Constitution, and Declaration of Independence, and know the people and events associated with them.
  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • 1.6.1 — Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services.

Colorado

  • SS.P.5.1 — Identify money and its purpose.
  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have two dimes and three pennies, how many cents do you have?

Connecticut

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Delaware

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • E.2.K-3a — Students will understand how barter, money, and other media are employed to facilitate the exchange of resources, goods, and services. Grade 3

Florida

  • MA.1.M.2.2 — Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and express their values using the ¢ symbol. State how many of each coin equal a dollar.
  • SS.K.E.1.2 — Recognize that United States currency comes in different forms.

Georgia

  • 1.MDR.6.3 — Identify the value of quarters and compare the values of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
  • K.NR.1.4 — Identify pennies, nickels, and dimes and know their name and value.
  • SSKE3.b — Identify that U.S. coins and dollar bills (paper money) are used as currency.
  • 1.MDR.6 — Use appropriate tools to measure, order, and compare intervals of length and time, as well as denominations of money to solve real-life, mathematical problems and analyze graphical displays of data to answer relevant questions.

Hawaii

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • SS.1.4.10.2 — Identify different ways of acquiring what you need and want

Idaho

  • 1.MD.D.5 — Identify quarters, dimes, and nickels and relate their values to pennies. Find equivalent values (e.g., a nickel is equivalent to five pennies).

Illinois

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Indiana

  • 1.M.3 — Identify the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and a collection of pennies, nickels, and dimes.

Iowa

  • 2.MD.IA.C.2 — Identify nickels, quarters and dollars and know their values. Conceptual
  • 1.MD.IA.B.1 — Identify pennies and dimes and their values. Count a mixed collection of dimes and pennies to determine the cent value (total not to exceed 100 cents).
  • K.MD.IA.B.1 — Identify the penny and know the value is one cent. Count pennies up to 20.

Kansas

  • 2.MD.9 — Identify coins and bills and their values.

Kentucky

  • KY.1.MD.3.b — Identify the coins by values (penny, nickel, dime, quarter).
  • KY.K.MD.4 — Recognize and identify coins by name (penny, nickel, dime, quarter).
  • KY.1.MD.3 — Assign values to time and money.

Louisiana

  • K.MD.C.4 — Recognize pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by name and value (e.g., This is a nickel and it is worth 5 cents.)
  • 1.MD.D.5 — Determine the value of a collection of coins up to 50 cents. (Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in isolation; not to include a combination of different coins.)
  • K.4 — Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation, including: a. Symbols: United States flag, bald eagle, Louisiana State flag, brown pelican b. Customs: pledging allegiance to the United States flag, singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” c. Individuals: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. d. State and nationally designated holidays: New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

Maine

  • 1.MD.D.5 — Identify the coins and each corresponding value. (e.g. penny, nickel, dime, and quarter)

Maryland

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Massachusetts

  • 1.MD.D.5 — Identify the values of all U.S. coins and know their comparative values (e.g., a dime is of greater value than a nickel). Find equivalent values (e.g., a nickel is equivalent to five pennies). Use appropriate notation (e.g., 69¢). Use the values of coins in the solutions of problems (up to 100¢).

Michigan

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Minnesota

  • 2.3.3.2 — Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Find the value of a group of coins and determine combinations of coins that equal a given amount. For example: 50 cents can be made up of 2 quarters, or 4 dimes and 2 nickels, or many other combinations.

Mississippi

  • 1.MD.5.a — Identify the value of all U.S. coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar coins). Use appropriate cent and dollar notation (e.g., 25¢, $1).
  • 1.MD.5b — Know the comparative values of all U.S. coins (e.g., a dime is of greater value than a nickel).
  • 1.H.1.1 — Identify historical figures who are used as symbols in United States culture.
  • K.E.1.3 — Recognize monetary units.
  • K.E.1.5 — Illustrate how money is used in daily life.

Missouri

  • 1.GM.C.9 — Know the value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
  • K.GM.B.5 — Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
  • 2.E.4.A.b — Demonstrate how people use money to buy and sell goods and services.

Montana

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • K.CC.C.6 — Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.

Nebraska

  • K.G.3.a — Identify the name and value of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
  • K.G.3 — Time and Money: Students will know coin names and values and tell time to the hour.
  • SS 2.2.2 — Demonstrate knowledge of currency, its denominations, and use.
  • SS K.4.3.a — Recognize historical people from a variety of cultures.
  • SS K.4.3.b — Identify symbols of the United States.

Nevada

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • SS.2.9 — Identify major political leaders who have impacted U.S. history.

New Hampshire

  • SS.EC.2.4.1 — Identify the characteristics of money. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, D: Material Wants and Needs, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • SS.HI.2.3.1 — Identify individuals and/or groups who have profoundly affected life in the United States, e.g., Abraham Lincoln, or Pilgrims. (Themes: H: Individualism, Equality and Authority, I: Patterns of Social and Political Interaction, J: Human Expression and Communication)

New Jersey

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

New Mexico

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

New York

  • NY-1.MD.3.b — Recognize and identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) and their value and use the cent symbol (¢) appropriately.
  • NY-K.MD.4 — Explore coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters) and begin identifying pennies and dimes.

North Carolina

  • NC.1.MD.5 — Identify quarters, dimes, and nickels and relate their values to pennies.

North Dakota

  • 1.GM.M.4 — Identify and tell the value of a dollar bill, quarter, dime, nickel, and penny.

Ohio

  • 1.MD.3.b — Identify pennies and dimes by name and value.
  • 2.MD.8.a — Identify nickels and quarters by name and value.
  • 1.14 — Currency is used as a means of economic exchange.

Oklahoma

  • 1.N.4 — Identify coins and their values.
  • 1.N.4.1 — Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by name and value.
  • K.N.4.1 — Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by name.

Oregon

  • K.5 — Identify forms of US money and explain how money is used.
  • 2.GM.D.11 — Solve problems in authentic contexts involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ (dollars) and c (cents) symbols appropriately.

Pennsylvania

  • 6.2.3.C — Identify and compare means of payment.
  • CC.2.4.2.A.3 — Solve problems and make change using coins and paper currency with appropriate symbols.
  • 8.3.3.A. — Identify contributions of individuals and groups to United States history.
  • 8.3.3.B. — Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history.

Rhode Island

  • 1.MD.D.5 — Identify the values of all U.S. coins and know their comparative values (e.g., a dime is of greater value than a nickel). Find equivalent values (e.g., a nickel is equivalent to 5 pennies). Use appropriate notation (e.g., 69¢). Use the values of coins in the solutions of problems (up to 100¢).
  • SS1.3.3 — How money works Explain the role of money and how people handle scarcity and abundance

South Carolina

  • 1.MDA.6 — Identify a penny, nickel, dime and quarter and write the coin values using a ȼ symbol.

South Dakota

  • 2.MD.C.8.a — Recognize and know the value of coins up to one dollar.
  • 1.MD.B.5 — Identify nickels and understand that five pennies can be thought of as a nickel. Identify dimes and understand ten pennies can be thought of as a dime. Count the value of a set of coins comprised of pennies, nickels, and dimes.

Tennessee

  • K.MD.B.3 — Identify the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter based on their attributes (size and color) and recognize the value of each.

Texas

  • 1.4A — identify U.S. coins, including pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, by value and describe the relationships among them;

Utah

  • 1.MD.5 — Identify the values of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters and know their comparative values. (For example, a dime is of greater value than a nickel.) Use appropriate notation to designate a coin’s value. (For example, 5¢.)
  • K.4.2.d — Recognize various forms of United States coins and currency.

Vermont

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Virginia

  • 1.NS.1f — Identify a penny, nickel, and dime by their attributes and describe the number of pennies equivalent to a nickel and a dime.
  • 2.NS.4a — Identify a quarter and its value and determine multiple ways to represent the value of a quarter using pennies, nickels, and/or dimes.

Washington

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • E2.1.3 — Describe how consumers spend money or use markets (banks, goods and services).

Washington, D.C.

  • 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

West Virginia

  • M.K.18 — Identify coins: penny, nickel, dime, quarter.
  • M.1.18 — Identify the value of coins and use dimes and pennies to model the relationship between money and place value (e.g., exchange 10 pennies for 1 dime or exchange 10 dimes for 1 dollar).

Wisconsin

  • SS.Econ3.b.1 — Categorize types of money (e.g., coins, bills) and explain why money is used. Formulate reasons why people save.
  • M.2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Wyoming

  • 1.MD.I.3.B — Identify U.S. coins by value (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters).
  • K.MD.G.4 — Identify U.S. coins by name (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters).
  • 1.MD.I — Work with time and money.