An introduction for students in first and second grade to the different U.S. coins.

1. Introduction to Money!!!
An Interactive Powerpoint
Presentation
By: Michelle Revord
1st – 2nd grade

2. About the Quit
Presentation
• This presentation is all about money! This
introduction to the different coins found in the
United States does the following:
– Gives a good visual of the coin’s physical
features.
– Gives a description of each coin.
– Gives the amount of each coin by itself, also tells
how many of each coin it takes to make one
dollar.
• In this presentation there is a separate slide
for each coin. The individual slides can be
accessed through the main slide.

3. Why Is Money
Quit
Important?
It is very important to know
how to use and count
money because it is a
universal tool. There is
money found in every
country of the world and
people use it everyday.
Money is used for almost
everything we do such as
buying groceries, buying
toys, going to the movies.
Money is all over!!!

4. Main Slide Quit
• About the presentation
• U.S. Coins:
– Penny
– Nickel
– Dime
– Quarter
– Dollar Coin
• Review of Coins
• The Coin Song Video
• About the Author
• Resources

5. Penny Quit
What Does the Penny
Look Like?
Compared to the other
coins it is very different.
The penny is made out of
copper so it is a orange-
brown color. Although it is
worth the least amount, it
is not the smallest coin. 1 Penny = 1 cent
To count pennies we 100 Pennies = 1 dollar
count by 1’s.

6. Nickel Quit
What does the Nickel
look like?
The coin nickel is
silver like the coins
the quarter and dime.
It is smooth around its
edges unlike the other
silver coins. The
nickel is one the
1 Nickel = 5 cents
second largest of
20 Nickels = 1 dollar coins.

7. Dime Quit
What Does the Dime Look
Like?
The dime is the smallest
of all the U.S. coins. It is
silver just like the nickel
and quarter. The dime is
worth more than the
penny and the nickel even
though it is the smallest of 1 Dime = 10 cents
all the coins. To count in
10 Dimes = 1 dollar
dimes we count by 10’s.

8. Quarter Quit
What Does The Quarter
Look Like?
The Quarter is the
largest of all coins. It is
silver just like the dime
and the nickel. It is
also the coin that is
worth the most amount
Quarter = 25 Cents of money. To count in
4 Quarters = 1 Dollar quarters we count by
25.

9. Dollar Coin Quit
What Does the Dollar Coin
Look Like?
The dollar coin is a new
coin. It is a gold coin that
is similar in size to that of
the quarter. The dollar
coin was made for
reasons related to the
economy and
environment. The dollar Dollar coin = 1 dollar
coin is equal to the
amount of a dollar bill.

10. Review Quit
What is the coin called and How
Coins
much are they worth?
Penny = 1 cent
Nickel = 5 cents
Dime = 10 cents
Quarter = 25 cents
Dollar Coin = $ 1

11. About the Author Quit
• My name is Michelle Revord
and I am a student at Grand
Valley State University. I will
be graduating from the college
of education at Grand Valley in
2012. Currently my major is in
mathematics and I have not
decided on a minor yet. I have
not decided on an age level to
teach yet and that will depend
on what levels of math I would
like to teach. If you have any
comments, concerns, or
questions feel free to e-mail
me at:
revordm@student.gvsu.edu

12. Resources Quit
• http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2009/02/money.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/1990-
issue_US_Penny_obverse_2.jpg
• http://farm1.static.flickr.com/67/203018425_3dbe279234.jpg?
v=0
• http://www.erha.org/erhastore/images/quarter.jpg
• http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/62005main_Dime.gif
• http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/06
1120/061120_dollar_coin_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg
• http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c4YOIth2s0c/RvPOG6IXYWI/AAAA
AAAAAZM/2shJWnnce0I/s320/us-dime.gif
• http://www.dmsmac.com/xnews/images/piggy%20bank.jpg
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk_6-
pFkugU&feature=PlayList&p=510566A989F5EA5A&playnext=
1&playnext_from=PL&index=31