2.7 - Money

The student will

a)  count and compare a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters whose total value is $2.00 or less; and

• The money system used in the United States consists of coins and bills based on relationships involving ones, fives, and tens.  The dollar is the basic unit.
  
• The value of a collection of coins and bills can be determined by counting on, beginning with the highest value, and/or by grouping the coins and bills into groups that are easier to count.
  
• Simulate everyday opportunities to count and compare a collection of coins and one-dollar bills whose total value is $2.00 or less. 
  
• Emphasis is placed on the verbal expression of the symbols for cents and dollars (e.g., $0.35 and 35¢ are both read as “thirty-five cents”; $2.00 is read as “two dollars”).
  

The student will use problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, connections, and representations to

• Determine the value of a collection of coins and one-dollar bills whose total value is $2.00 or less. (a)
  
• Count by ones, fives, tens, and twenty-fives to determine the value of a collection of coins whose total value is $2.00 or less. (a)
  
• Compare the values of two sets of coins and one-dollar bills (each set having a total value of $2.00 or less), using the terms greater than, less than, or equal to. (a)
• Use the cent (¢) and dollar ($) symbols and decimal point (.) to write a value of money which is $2.00 or less. (b)

2nd Math Vocabulary