Addition'Applications:'Money'

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'''''''Emily&Baker&(LLT&307)!

This%lesson%has%been%created%for%a%2nd%grade%classroom%where%all%students%are%
intermediate%English%Language%Learners.%Not%all%students%share%the%same%L1,%but%all%
students%are%working%to%become%proficient%in%the%same%L2,%English.%%
Background:%In!this!unit,!students!have!learned!how!to!add!and!subtract,!as!well!as!
the!vocabulary!terms!associated!with!these!concepts!(plus,!minus,!equals).!Students!
have!had!experience!with!word!problems!involving!objects!like!apples,!pencils,!etc.!
In!this!lesson,!students!will!begin!to!apply!their!knowledge!to!solve!word!problems!
involving!money.!%
Objectives'of'Lesson:!!

! Content&Objective:!Students!will!be!able!to!solve!word!problems!involving!
dollar!bills,!quarters,!dimes,!nickels,!and!pennies,!while!using!the!$!and!!
symbols.!
! Language&Objective:!Students!will!be!able!to!use!the!terms:!dollar,!quarter,!
dime,!nickel,!and!penny,!in!both!their!written!and!oral!language.!!
Common'Core'Standard:%
Math:&
! CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8:!Solve!word!problems!involving!dollar!bills,!
quarters,!dimes,!nickels,!and!pennies,!using!$!and!!symbols!appropriately.!
Example:!If!you!have!2!dimes!and!3!pennies,!how!many!cents!do!you!have?!
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Grade:!!2!
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Level:!Intermediate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Time:!!60J70!minutes
Source'Materials:%
! Bag!of!(fake)!money!for!each!student%
! Story!problem!activity!cards%
Teaching'Materials:'
! Student!vocab!and!preJtest!worksheet'
! Story!problem!worksheets'
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Part&One:&Building&Background&Knowledge&
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Grouping:%Whole%group,%partners% %
Time:%15%minutes%

! Instructors!should!begin!this!lesson!by!reviewing!the!ideas!of!addition!and!
subtraction!with!students.!Teachers!should!give!students!a!number!of!
addition!and!subtraction!problems!to!solve!with!a!partner.!When!the!pairs!
think!they!have!come!up!with!the!correct!answer,!have!students!put!their!
thumbs!up.!!
! Explain!to!students!the!objectives!for!this!lessonobjectives!should!be!
clearly!visible!to!students!on!the!front!board!!Ask!students!if!there!are!any!
questions!about!the!objectives!
o! Content!Objective:!Students!will!be!able!to!solve!word!problems!
involving!dollar!bills,!quarters,!dimes,!nickels,!and!pennies,!while!
using!the!$!and!!symbols.!
o! Language!Objective:!Students!will!be!able!to!use!the!terms:!dollar,!
quarter,!dime,!nickel,!and!penny,!in!both!their!written!and!oral!
language.!
! Instructors!should!show!students!the!coins!and!dollar!bill!and!explain!that!
these!things!make!up!the!money!used!in!the!United!States.!!
o! Ask!students:!Where%have%you%seen%money%used%before?!
!! Brainstorm!with!students!of!how!money!can!be!used.!How!can!
money!be!gained?!How!can!money!be!lost?!Why!is!money!
important?!!
! Students!could!share!their!experiences!with!a!partner!
or!as!a!whole!group.!!
o! If!students!are!from!other!countries,!ask:!What%kinds%of%money%did%you%
use%in%(home%country)?%!
Part&two:&Lesson&
Grouping:%Individual% %

Time:%30%minutes%

Begin!by!giving!each!student!a!bag!of!pennies,!nickels,!dimes,!quarters,!and!dollar!
bills.!Explain!the!monetary!value!of!each!coin!and!dollar!to!students.!!
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Penny:!.1!
Nickel:!.05!
Dime:!.10!
Quarter:!.25!
Dollar:!100/$1!

Students!should!be!given!a!worksheet!where!they!write!down!what!each!coin/dollar!
represents.!Explain!to!students!that!the!$!symbol!is!used!when!talking!about!dollar!
bills!while!the!!symbol!is!used!when!talking!about!coins.!Have!students!practice!
writing!these!symbols!on!their!worksheets.!!
Give!students!a!preJtest!to!see!what!knowledge!that!they!already!have!about!
money!in!English.!This!preJtest!will!be!included!on!the!same!worksheet!as!the!

monetary!definitions.!Teachers!should!write!and!speak!their!questions!to!students.!
Students!should!write!questions!out!onto!their!worksheets.!For!example,!teacher!
should!both!read!and!write!I!have!1!quarter!and!2!dimes.!How!much!money!do!I!
have?.!Students!should!then!use!their!money!to!make!the!correct!amount!on!their!
desks.!Teacher!should!walk!throughout!the!classroom!to!observe!and!assess!
students!knowledge!and!understanding!of!the!material.!!
Students!should!be!paired!into!groups!of!three!based!on!instructors!observation!of!
student!understanding.!Students!will!be!given!a!worksheet!to!complete!with!6!
different!monetary!story!problems.!Students!will!be!assigned!the!jobs!of!a!reader,!
writer,!and!listener,!based!on!the!task!tents!on!the!desks.!One!student!will!read!the!
story!problem,!one!student!should!write!the!story!problem,!and!one!student!should!
listen!to!the!story!problem!and!display!the!answer!to!the!story!problem!with!the!
coins.!Give!students!space!to!create!their!own!story!problems!if!there!is!extra!time.!!
Internal!Assessment:!
! How!can!money!be!used!in!different!combinations?!(i.e.!100!pennies!is!the!
same!as!1!dollar,!5!nickels!is!the!same!as!.25)&
! How!is!a!penny!different!from!a!dollar!(for!example)?&
Part&three:&Explore/Assessment&&
Grouping:%Whole%group,%partners%

Time:%15%minutes%

Students!should!be!given!activity!cards!where!some!students!will!have!a!story!
problem,!while!others!will!have!the!answer!to!the!story!problem.!Students!should!
walk!throughout!the!classroom,!speaking!with!the!other!students,!to!find!the!match!
to!their!given!card.!When!students!have!found!their!match,!students!should!sit!at!the!
front!of!the!room!together.!All!students!will!read!their!questions!and!answers!to!the!
rest!of!the!class.!!
After&the&Lesson&students&could:&
! Write!their!own!story!problems!for!their!classmates&
! Ask!students!What!would!you!do!with!X!amount!of!money?!Students!can!
practice!their!written!skills!by!writing!short!essays!to!answer!this!question&
! Compare!and!contrast!money!in!the!United!States!to!money!in!their!home!
country&
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