Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s Main Subject Area: Mathematics
Duration of Lesson: 30 minutes Additional Subject Area
Standard(s): Large paper coins Coins Used in Lesson: Grade
Level(s): K-2 2. Game rules - Each student will get a chance to
participate - The students will start counting from one (follow
their words by pointing at the corresponding numbers on the
chart) - As each student continues counting, hold up the number
of fingers you want your students to count by (1, 5, or 10) -
Stop when the student gets to 100. 3. Continue this game with
about half of your class (holding your fingers up in a different
sequence for each child, and getting progressively more
difficult) 4. Now stop your students and review the values of
each coin. 5. Change the rules of the game slightly - instead of
holding up fingers, hold up the paper coin versions of the
penny, nickel, and dime. 6. Return to the game and have the
remaining half of your class skip count by 10s, 5s, and 1s, but
making the association between the coins and