This document discusses different US coins - quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. It describes the appearance, value, and purchasing power of each coin type. The quarter is the largest coin and worth 25 cents, while the penny is the smallest coin worth 1 cent. The document aims to teach first graders about money denominations.

1. Counting Coins
Miss Madden
1st Grade

2. What Do You Know?
1. What do you use money
for?
2. Are there different kinds
of money? Are they
different shapes and
sizes?
3. Why do you think they
are all different?
4. Do you ever earn money?
How do you earn it?

3. Quarters
• A quarter is worth 25
cents
• It has a bird on the
back!
• George Washington is
on the front!
• It is silver colored
• It is the LARGEST coin
• You could buy a new
bouncy ball with a few
quarters

4. Dimes
• A dime is worth 10 cents
• It is silver colored
• It is SMALLER than a
nickel
• With a couple of dimes
you could buy a cup of
lemonade from your
neighbor’s lemonade
stand!

5. Nickels
• A nickel is worth 5
cents
• It is silver colored
• It is larger than a dime
• With a couple of
nickels you could buy
some candy from a
candy machine!

6. Pennies
• A penny is worth 1 cent
• It is bronze colored
• Abraham Lincoln is on
the front!
• With 100 pennies you
could make a dollar!

7. Wrap-Up Questions
1. Which coin is the smallest?
2. Which coin is the largest?
3. How much is a quarter worth?
4. How much is a nickel worth?
5. How much is a dime worth?
6. How much is a penny worth?
7. What is something you would buy with one
of the coins?