Grade 2 Math Lesson Plan: Money — 3 Lessons with Timings

Learning Objectives

• Name the coins (5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1) and notes ($2, $5, $10) and say how much each one is worth.
• Write amounts with ¢ and $ correctly and know that 100¢ = $1.
• Count the same coins by 5s, 10s, 20s and 50s.
• Count mixed coins (up to $1) and notes (up to $20) by starting with the biggest and counting on.
• Compare two amounts and make an amount in more than one way.
• Add two prices and find the change from 50¢, $1 or $10.
• Read and write amounts like $2.50 (dollars and cents together).

Lesson Procedure

• Teach the three lessons in order. Each lesson table shows the stage, minutes, what the teacher does, what students do and the matching PowerPoint slides. Lesson 1: coins and notes, ¢ and $, 100¢ = $1 and counting the same coins. Lesson 2: counting mixed coins and notes, which is more?, making amounts. Lesson 3: adding prices, change, do I have enough? and $2.50. Use the optional fourth lesson for review and the test. Print the materials on the prep checklist the day before.

Assessment

Use the exit tickets after each lesson, whiteboard answers and Show Me! checks during lessons, and the Quick Quiz or Unit Test after the unit.

Differentiation

Support: Let children use the play money for every question and sort the coins before they count. Work in cents only (up to 50¢) before moving to dollars. Give a 100-chart for counting on, and sentence frames ("It is ___ cents." "It costs ___." "My change is ___."). Pair a child who is new to English with a partner who models the sentences.
Extension: Make $1 in as many ways as possible, buy three things and find the change, work with amounts like $3.75, or plan a class party with a $20 budget. Fast finishers can play Money Market (Change mode) or run the Class Shop.

Classroom Activity Ideas

• Show Me!: children hold up play money to show the amount you say.
• Class Shop: one child is the shopkeeper; shoppers buy with play money and count their change.
• Coin of the day: count 5 of the same coin by skip counting.

Teacher Tips

The biggest mistake in this unit is counting the coins instead of the money: a child sees 5 coins and says "5 cents". Make one question a habit: "How much is THIS coin worth?" and have children touch each coin and say its value as they count on. Always sort first — biggest on the left — then count on: "50 … 70 … 75." For change, never teach it as a hard subtraction at this age: count UP from the price to the money paid with play coins (45¢ … 50¢ … $1 = 55¢), just like a shopkeeper. If your country uses different coins, show your real coins next to the pack coins on Day 1 and ask "Which one is like 10¢?" — the maths is exactly the same.

What's Included

• Lesson plan, 2 pages: objectives, 3 timed lessons, optional review and test lesson, differentiation, assessment, board plan, prep checklist and 5-minute daily routine (DOCX + PDF)

Additional Files

• Grade 2 Math Lesson Plan: Money — 3 Lessons with Timings (DOCX)

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