Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Date: 3/2/2015

Title of Lesson: Making Change

Subject Area(s):
Math

Grade Level(s): Third Grade

Name: Anna Ward

VA SOL:
3.8 The student will determine, by counting, the value of a collection of bills and coins
whose total value is $5.00 or less, compare the value of the bills and coins, and make
change.

Content Objective(s):
TLWBAT make change from $5.00 or less when given the price of an item.
TLWBAT make change from $5.00 or less when given the amount of change received
after purchasing an item.
IEP Goal/Objective: n/a
Accommodations/
Differentiation
Assessment (based on objectives):
Informal: The teacher will ask questions during the Smart
presentation (2 lower groups)
Informal: practice questions using white boards
Informal: The teacher will monitor the students as they play their
board game where they have to make change.
Materials:
SmartBoard presentation for 2 lower groups
Dice
3 Game boards for game
Mini white boards, dry erase markers, erasers
Game pieces
Leveled question cards (3 sets advanced, 3 sets average)
Integration of technology:
The SmartBoard will be utilized for 2 of the groups during the
presentation of content
Alternative Plan: Should technology fail, the content and practice
in the presentation can be done on the white board.
Accommoda
tions/
Differentiati
on

Time
Plann
ed

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda):

2 min
If your pay for lunch with cash, how do you know if you should get
change back? How will you make sure you give the cashier the
right amount? What if you get the wrong amount of change back?
It is important for us to understand how to make change so we
know how to pay for things. It also helps us ensure we get the
right about of money back after we buy sometime.

Access/Review Prior Knowledge:

Two lower groups
Lets talk again about the value of different pieces of money.
*Ask students to raise their hand if they can name a coin and its
value*
Higher groups
Remind me about the 2 ways we discussed making change
(Counting on and computation/subtraction)

Teaching Process & Modeling (Content is presented, accessed, or built):

Use SmartBoard to present content to two lower groups.
1) Explain that one way to make change is by counting on.
2) Make sure to model a problem by counting on
3) Explain the other way to make change is by computation, or subtraction
4) Model solving a problem by using subtraction
5) Remind students that when solving word problems, they should always
identify important information.
Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding:
On SmartBoard, provide a practice problem for the students to solve on
whiteboards. Depending on their success, more instruction and guidance may be
needed. If not, students can continue to independent practice.
This serves as the review for the 2 higher groups that, based on the preassessment, already have an understanding of making change
Independent Practice:
For independent practice, students will play a board game. Depending on
group size, there should be 2-3 students per board game.
1) Each student should pick a game piece. They can roll dice to determine
who goes first (highest roll goes first)
2) The first player should draw a question card. They should solve the
problem on the card. If they get the answer correct, they can roll the dice
to see how many spaces they move. If they get the question incorrect,
they stay in the same spot.
3) Other players should follow the steps above. The students can check their
answers with the answer sheet. The goal of the game is to get to the end
of the game board first!

Groups were
put together
based on
preassessment
scores

1-2
min

Primary use for

2 low groups;
review for other
groups

8-10
min
Make sure to
watch students
as they solve on
the white
boards. They
may need some
extra guidance.
5-10
min
There are two
sets of game
cards to
accommodate
the different
groups of
students.

NOTE: There are TWO different sets of game cards. There are sets with
easier questions that should be used for the lower leveled groups. The
other sets provide more challenging questions for the 2 higher level
groups.

Closure:
Raise your hand if you can tell me the two strategies we can use to make change.

Declarative Statement Summary:

Today we learned how to make change by counting on or using subtraction.

Easier Level Question Cards

Roberto has $4.00. He

buys a piece of pie for
$2.50. How much change
should he get back?

Luqman had $3.00. He

bought a soda for $1.25.
How much money does he
have left?

The amount below is the

change Matthew got after
giving the cashier $5.00
for his pencil case. How
much did the case cost?

The amount below is the

change Linsey got after
paying for a doll with
$5.00. How much did the
doll cost?

Kayla bought a ball for

$1.99. She paid $5.00.
How much change should
she get back?

Kimberly had $3.00. If she

got a pack of gum for
$1.00. How much does
she have left?

1 min

30
sec

Emanuel wants stickers

that cost $2.25. If he has
$4.00, how much change
should he get?

Callie got the change

below after buying some
pencils. She paid with
$2.00. How much did the
pencils cost?

Olivia bought toys with

$5.00. She spent $4.50.
How much change should
she get?

Solomon buys a card

game that costs $3.20. He
pays with $4.00. How
much change should he
get?

Cadrian bought one piece

of candy for $0.60. If he
has $5.00, how much
change will he get?

Ben bought an eraser for

$0.45. He paid with $1.00.
How much change will he
get back?

Eljeron buys a toy for

$3.75. If he pays with
$5.00, how much change
will he get back?

Felix wants a cookie that

costs $1.00. If he has
$4.00, how many cookies
could he buy?

Connor has $5.00. He pays

$1.35 for a soda. How
much does he have left?

Abel buys a board game

that costs $2.45. He pays
with $4.00. How much
change should he get?

Jasmine uses the money

below to candy that costs
$1.45. How much change
will she get back?

Alex has $5.00. He bought

a book for $2.00. How
much money will he have
left over if he buys the
book?

Jamie got flowers that

cost $3.50. She paid with
a 5 dollar bill. How much
change should she
receive?

Rowan bought lunch for

$5.00. He paid with $5.00.
How much change will he
get back?

Liam got a $3.00

milkshake. He paid with
$5.00. How much change
will he get?

Joey bought sunglasses

with $4.00. He got $0.65
in change. How much did
his glasses cost?

Rawaz bought a book for

$2.70. If he paid with
$3.00, how much change
should he get back?

Mrs. Showalter sold her

famous popcorn for $3.10
a bag. If Ms. Ward paid
$5.00, how much change
should she get back?

Harder Question Cards

Roberto has $4.00. He

buys a piece of pie for
$2.50. How much change
should he get back?

Luqman had $3.00. He

bought a soda for $1.25.
How much money does he
have left?

The amount below is the

change Matthew got after
giving the cashier $5.00
for his pencil case. How
much did the case cost?

The amount below is the

change Linsey got after
paying for a doll with
$5.00. How much did the
doll cost?

Kayla bought a ball for

$1.99. She paid $5.00.
How much change should
she get back?

Kimberly had $3.00. If she

got a pack of gum for
$1.00. How much does
she have left?

Emanuel wants stickers

that cost $2.25. If he has
$4.00, how much change
should he get?

Callie got the change

below after buying some
pencils. She paid with
$2.00. How much did the
pencils cost?

Connor has $5.00. He pays

$1.35 for a soda. He also
bought an eraser for
$0.65. How much does he
have left?

Olivia bought toys with

$5.00. She got one toy for
$2.38. Another costs
$2.22. Does she have
enough to get both toys?

Solomon buys a card

game that costs $3.20. He
pays with $4.00. How
much change should he
get?

Cadrian bought one piece

of candy for $0.60. If he
has $5.00, how many
pieces of candy can he
buy?

Ben bought an eraser for

$0.45. He also got a pack
of pencils for $2.35. He
paid with $5.00. How
much change will he get?

Jasmine has the amount

below. If each piece of
candy costs $0.15, how
many pieces can she buy?

Felix wants 4 erasers.

Each costs $0.25. If he
has $0.75, can he buy all
4?

Alex wants a cookie that

costs $1.00. If he has
$4.00, how many cookies
could he buy?

Eljeron uses the money

below to candy that costs
$1.45. How much change
will he get back?

Abel buys a board game

that costs $2.47. He pays
with $4.00. How much
change should he get?

Jamie got flowers that

cost $3.88. She paid with
a 5 dollar bill. How much
change should she
receive?

Rowan has $5.00. He

bought a book for $2.78.
How much money will he
have left over if he buys
the book?

Liam bought lunch for

$5.00. He paid with $5.00.
How much change will he
get back?

Joey got a $2.18

milkshake. He paid with
$5.00. How much change
will he get?

Rawaz bought sunglasses

with $4.00. He got $0.65
in change. How much did
his glasses cost?

Mrs. Showalter sold her

famous popcorn for $3.50
a bag. If Ms. Ward wanted
2 bags, how much money
would she need?