This activity matches the standard of my unit which is SSKE3b: Identify various forms of U.S. money. This matches the outcome of the unit which states that students will become aware of the similarities and differences in four different United States coins of currency.
This website, which is www.smartnotebook.com, is very easy to use. You can simply put in the content area and grade level and it will give you many activities to use. The particular activity that I chose to use with my unit is http://express.smarttech.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexchangedownloads.smarttech.com%2Fpublic%2Fcontent%2Fb1%2Fb1c43fbb-8c2b-4e4a-b128-3805300daeaa%2FCoins.notebook and is also very easy to use. It is also very interactive for the students. It allows the to drag the coins to match them and also count how many of each type of coin is in a jar. The only thing I would change about the lesson is to add more detail about the American Symbols and why they are present on the coins.
I will use this website for future lessons that I prepare for my classroom!!!
I agree with you Maggie, this is a very valuable resource for us to use as teachers. The interactive games and activities are really nice and are great bonuses for us to use when preparing lessons.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I remember learning about coins such as these. The activities that I remember doing were worksheets that asked you to identify the correct coin and its worth...BORING! This new technology, like you said, allows students to become active and get out of their seat! Learning about currency doesn't have to be the bland worksheets we grew up using, but learning to use more interactive games!
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