Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan 

2nd grade GO Math Unit: 7.1 Dimes, nickels, and pennies.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT. 2.MD.C.8 Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters,

dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and cent symbol appropriately.

Objective: Find the total values of collections of dimes, nickels, and pennies.

Essential Question: How do you find the total value of a group of dime,nickel, and penny.

Materials: math board

Vocabulary: dime,nickel,penny, cent sign

Strategy/Strategies: Identify Relationships

Activity: 467-470

• Morning work: (making connections) Vocabulary builder.

◦ Give each child a dime and tell children the name and value of the coin. Ask:
How can you describe this coin? Repeat this process for the nickel and penny.
• I DO: Go Math Digital: Listen and Draw.
◦ Materials: play coins (dimes,nickles,pennies)
◦ Distribute play coins to children. Identify each coin by name and discuss what is
on the two sides of each coin. Discuss the value of each coin
◦ Say: Sort the coins. Put the coins that are alike in the same circle on the page.
Then draw the coins inside the circles.
◦ Show children how to draw the coins by making a circle for each coin and writing
1,5, or 10 in it. Do not use the cent symbol.
▪ How are a dime, a nickel, and a penny alike? How are they different?
▪ Does the size of a coin show the value of the coin? Explain
• I DO: Model and draw: Mp7 look for and make use of structure. work through the model
with children.
◦ Write 10cents on the board. What could we tell someone about this? (discuss with
children that they are couting the number of cents, not coins)
◦ Look at the group of 3 dimes and the group of 3 nickels. How is the counting of
the cents different for these two groups?
 ◦ Look at the group of coins at the bottom of the box. Describe how to count on to
find the total value of these coins.
• We do: Share and show Connect exercises 1-2 to the learning model
◦ check for understanding
• You do: On your own Page 469

Possible Centers:

ST- Math

I-Ready Math

5 and 10 count game

Vocabulary Game

math workshop

Formative Assessment: Small group observations

Approaching level: Activity: Reteach 7.1 nickels ,pennies, and dimes activity

On grade Level: Activity: 7.1 continue dimes, nickels, and pennies activity

Above Level: Activity: Enrich 7.1 find the total cost activity