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Identify pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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Goal: Identify pennies, nickels, and dimes.
All coins have a value. Value is how much something is worth. The size of a coin does not tell its value. We add the value of different coins to get a total amount in cents. The symbol ¢ means cents.
Let’s identify coins and their value!
| Coins | Value of Coins |
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1 penny = 1 cent, or 1¢ |
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1 nickel = 5 cents, or 5¢ |
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1 dime = 10 cents, or 10¢ |
Stripes the Cat is going to guide us in counting coins. Let’s follow Stripes on this coin-counting adventure!
The value of a penny is equal to 1 cent, or 1¢. You can count pennies by counting by 1s.
How many pennies do you see?
That is right! There are 5 pennies! Each penny has a value of 1¢.
What is the value of 5 pennies?
Yes, it is 5 cents!
You can count their value by 1s, so 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 4¢, 5¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 pennies: 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent = 5 cents.
5 pennies = 5 cents, or 5¢.
You can count their value by 1s, so 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 4¢, 5¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 pennies: 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent = 5 cents.
5 pennies = 5 cents, or 5¢.
Now, you try! What is the value of 3 pennies?
Great job! It is 3 cents!
You can skip count their value by 1s, so 1¢, 2¢, 3¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 pennies: 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent = 3 cents.
3 pennies = 3 cents, or 3¢.
You can skip count their value by 1s, so 1¢, 2¢, 3¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 pennies: 1 cent + 1 cent + 1 cent = 3 cents.
3 pennies = 3 cents, or 3¢.
The value of a nickel is 5 cents, or 5¢. You can skip count nickels by counting by 5s.
How many nickels do you see?
That is right! There are 5 nickels! Each nickel has a value of 5¢.
What is the value of 5 nickels?
You got it! It is 25 cents!
You can skip count their value by 5s, so 5¢, 10¢, 15¢, 20¢, 25¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 nickels: 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents = 25 cents.
5 nickels = 25 cents, or 25¢.
You can skip count their value by 5s, so 5¢, 10¢, 15¢, 20¢, 25¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 nickels: 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents = 25 cents.
5 nickels = 25 cents, or 25¢.
Now, you try! What is the value of 3 nickels?
Way to go! It is 15 cents!
You can skip count their value by 5s, so 5¢, 10¢, 15¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 nickels: 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents = 15 cents.
3 nickels = 15 cents, or 15¢.
You can skip count their value by 5s, so 5¢, 10¢, 15¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 nickels: 5 cents + 5 cents + 5 cents = 15 cents.
3 nickels = 15 cents, or 15¢.
The value of a dime is 10 cents, or 10¢. You can count dimes by skip counting by 10s.
How many dimes do you see?
That is right! There are 5 dimes! Each dime has a value of 10 cents.
What is the value of 5 dimes?
That is right! It is 50 cents!
You can skip count their value by 10s, so 10¢, 20¢, 30¢, 40¢, 50¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 dimes: 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents = 50 cents.
5 dimes = 50 cents, or 50¢.
You can skip count their value by 10s, so 10¢, 20¢, 30¢, 40¢, 50¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 5 dimes: 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents = 50 cents.
5 dimes = 50 cents, or 50¢.
Now, you try! What is the value of 3 dimes?
Excellent! It is 30 cents.
You can skip count by 10s to get 10¢, 20¢, 30¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 dimes: 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents = 30 cents.
3 dimes = 30 cents, or 30¢.
You can skip count by 10s to get 10¢, 20¢, 30¢.
You can use repeated addition to find the value of 3 dimes: 10 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents = 30 cents.
3 dimes = 30 cents, or 30¢.
Let’s mix it up with Stripes the Cat and find the value of different coins.
How many coins do you see?
That is right! There are 9 different coins!
Now, let’s add the value of the coins to find the total.
That is right! It is 44 cents!
When you add different coins, start with the coins that have the largest value.
3 dimes, 2 nickels, 4 pennies
For 3 dimes, skip count by 10s = 10¢, 20¢, 30¢.
For 2 nickels, skip count by 5s = 5¢, 10¢.
For 4 pennies, we count the 1s = 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 4¢
Add the coin values together to get the total: 30 cents + 10 cents + 4 cents = 44 cents.
When you add different coins, start with the coins that have the largest value.
3 dimes, 2 nickels, 4 pennies
For 3 dimes, skip count by 10s = 10¢, 20¢, 30¢.
For 2 nickels, skip count by 5s = 5¢, 10¢.
For 4 pennies, we count the 1s = 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 4¢
Add the coin values together to get the total: 30 cents + 10 cents + 4 cents = 44 cents.
| 30 | |
| 10 | |
| + | 4 |
| 44¢ | |
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