Teaching Mathematics

Sequence of Teaching Money

Presented by Dot Shea

2013

Money – Main ideas

•Start with dollars

•Introduce money concepts at same time as numeration concepts eg. Number to 10 – Dollars to 10; Fractions – Silver Coins•Teach • Kinesthetically• Visually• Auditory

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Combination of notes and gold coins to ten dollars• Bigger does not mean more!

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•A dollar more plus change

    

$5.95 $1.27

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Combinations of notes and gold coins to twenty dollars etc.

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Do I have enough money?

    

$5.95 $1.27

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Silver Coins – order of value

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Silver Coins – represented as a fraction/decimal of one dollar

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Working out change from one dollar

Use a change card to find out the change from $1

•You spend 5c – how much change from $1•You spend 55c – how much change from $1•You spend 95c – how much change from $1•You spend $1 – how much change from $1

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Working out change using dollars and cents – dollar more concept

Use a change card to find out the change from $10

•You spend $3.45c – how much change from $10•You spend $8.55c – how much change from $10

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Different representations of money

$3.60 360c 3.6

    

Money – Sequence of key concepts

•Using a calculator to calculate money problems•Addition of 2 money amounts + change•Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division using money as a decimal calculation•Real life money problems•How to avoid too much change in your pocket.