Mathematics
Grade 1
Identify Coins and a Dollar Bill
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Dear Parent or Guardian:
Your child is currently learning to identify coins and a dollar bill.
Here is your chance to help your child practice this important skill.
In this PAL Packet you will find a short activity for you and your
child to do. Please do the activity and The Back Page this evening.
Then sign your name on The Back Page and have your child return it
tomorrow.
Remember, parents are a child’s first teacher. Thank you for your
time and energy in making learning fun and exciting for your child.
Sincerely,
_________________________
Your child’s teacher
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IDENTIFYING COINS AND A DOLLAR BILL
Parent Pointer —
Being able to identify coins and a dollar bill is a skill your child will need
throughout life. Knowing the value of coins and a dollar bill is
necessary when adding money, making change, and making purchases in
a store. Knowing if you have enough money to make a purchase is
necessary. Math problems using money will be part of your child’s
learning in the classroom as well. Understanding the basics, being able
to identify and know the value of coins, is just the beginning.
Math in the Home, on the Go, and for the Fun of It —
DIRECTIONS: Read through the Money Matters reference sheet with
your child. Go step by step to make sure he or she understands the
value of each coin and how to identify it. Point out each side of the
coin, the head and the tail. Take time to discuss the “Think about it”
questions at the bottom of the page. Then move on to the What Am I?
activity page, where you will match coins and bills to the values they
represent.
Talk about It —
After you have finished the activity, turn to The Back Page to have
your child show what he or she knows.
Now go have some fun with the activity! (
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Money Matters
Money is what we use to buy things such as food, toys, and clothes.
It comes in bills and coins.
A penny is worth 1 cent.
A dime is worth 10 cents.
A nickel is worth 5 cents.
A quarter is worth 25 cents.
A dollar bill is worth 1 dollar.
A dollar = 100 pennies.
A dollar = 10 dimes.
A dollar = 20 nickels.
A dollar = 4 quarters.
Which is more, 5 dimes or 2 quarters?
Think about it - If 1 nickel is worth 5 cents, how much are 2 nickels worth?
- If 1 penny is worth 1 cent, how much are 5 pennies worth?
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What Am I?
Directions:
Cut out the coin and value cards from the next page.
Mix the cards and place them facedown on the table.
Your parent or guardian goes first.
He or she chooses two cards and turns them over. If they are
a match, he or she gets to keep the two cards. If they are not
a match, your parent or guardian needs to turn the cards over
and leave them in the same place.
1 cent
I have a match, so I get to keep these cards!
Now it is your turn.
Keep playing until all the cards have been matched.
The player with the most matches WINS!
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What Am I?
Cutouts
1 cent
penny
5 cents
nickel
10 cents
dime
25 cents
quarter
100 cents
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The Back Page
Talk about It
Parent —
Ask your child the following questions:
What is the value of a penny? A nickel? A dime? A
quarter? A dollar bill?
Write your child’s answers to the above questions on the
reverse side of this page.
OR
Do one of the following activities on the reverse side of
this page:
Give your child a small pile of coins and have him or
her place these coins in order from the coin that has
the least value to the coin that has the most value.
Have him or her draw these.
Place a small pile of coins on the table. Point to each
coin and have your child identify which coin it is. Have
him or her draw and label each coin.
__________________________ _________________________
Student’s Name
Parent or Guardian’s Signature
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