Berman Mathlesson

Learning Target/Objectives: Students will be learning how to use coins to buy things.
They will
review coin values and exchanges, and how to find coin combinations in order to pay for different
items, math journals. (Lesson 3.2)
Materials Needed: Students will need their Everyday Math Books, coins and bills (10 pennies, 6
nickels, 6 dimes, 4 quarters, and two $1 bills), Elmo
LAUNCH
We will begin with a mental math exercise. We will count by 5s, 10s, and 25s. We will count 5s to
100, 10s starting at 30 to 150, and 25s to 200. Students will get their math journals out. We will
discuss various ways to reach $4.00 given two $1 dollars bills, quarters, dimes, and nickels. I will
draw out two $1 dollar bills and then have students help me to draw other coins to reach $4.00.
We will then write ways to show 13 cents and go over a few of the different options in their math
journals. (~15 minutes)
EXPLORE (list estimated time, in minutes, for each key event during exploration)
Students will be working on the following high-level task (include task here).
Students will pull out their Everyday Math books to page 54. Students will work with a student
next to them to complete page 55 after going over the example and question 1 as a class and how
to complete the problems. I will show this up on the board. Students will be called by sticks and
alternate choosing items to buy and how we will pay for them. If students are understanding the
concept we will partner up and work with our table partner. If they are not understanding the
concept we will complete the pay as a whole group. I would deepen their thinking by asking what
we could do if we over pay. For example if we pay 1 dime and 1 nickel for a pear which is 13
cents, how much change would we receive? (~20-30 minutes)
I will ask:
1)Can we make endless combinations of the coins to create $4.00? Why or why not?
2)Why can we make different combinations to create $1.00?
Students will be working in partners to help them discuss the skill and solve problems together. I
will encourage the partners to talk to each other and then when we come back as a whole group I
will encourage students to sure out their answers and some of their thinking.
If there is time remaining at the end of the lesson we will play the Digit Game.
Students will be working with their table partners when playing this game. Students will play
with the 0-9 digit cards and put them face down between them. Students will each pull three cards
(alternating when they pick) and then create a three digit number with these cards. The student
who has the higher three digit number wins.
DISCUSS
Which strategies or ideas would I like to have shared during discussion? What talk moves do I anticipate
using to foster discussion? How will I bring closure to the lesson and help children reflect on their
experiences?
After students share out there answers I will ask the students if they could have boughten other
items and had even more coin combinations. Students will likely share other ideas for
combinations and I will direct them to use their Accountable talk to discuss some of their answers
and ask students if they had the same one or similar ones. I will ask students to share how they
came up with their solutions. I will then ask students to come up with different ways to represent
$3.32 using coins. I will tell them they may use two $1 dollar bills and then quarters, dimes and
nickels. This will close out the activity. If time allows the lesson will finish with playing the
Digit Game.
REMEMBER: (1) Include the ways you aim to meet the needs of diverse learners within these lesson plans.
Students will start out in whole group then work with a partner to help them understand this skill.
I will also be circling the room to help students and make sure students who are struggling are
with students who understand the skill better. Students will be working with a visual aid to help
them see the cost of items and visually draw the coins.
(2) Include the ways you aim to assess student learning (formative assessments) within these lesson plans.
Students will be assessed while they are working and completing the page in their math books, as
well as in their math journals. I will be observing students as they work and when they share their
answers I will be able to see where their thinking led.

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