Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray    

Lesson 118: US Money - The Five-Dollar Bill

Directions

Gather one five-dollar bill and five one-dollar bills per child. Children might create their own pretend paper money with paper, pens, and crayons or markers.

Have children complete the steps below.

Have children practice until they perfectly master each task.

Steps

STEP 1 - WHAT IS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL?

Children identify the five-dollar bill.

• Direct the children to examine the front and back of the five-dollar bill. Ask the children to verbally describe what they see.
• Have children hold up the five-dollar bill and recite, '1 five-dollar bill is worth 5 one-dollar bills.'

STEP 2 - COMBINE AND SEPARATE

Children combine and separate groups of one-dollar bills and a five-dollar bill.

• Ask children to group five one-dollar bills together.
• Tell children to move 1 five-dollar bill next to the 5 one-dollar bills. Have them recite, '1 five-dollar bill is worth 5 one-dollar bills.'

STEP 3 - PLAY STORE

• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, 'A game costs 8 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the game.'
• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, 'A vase costs 6 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the vase.'
• Give each child 5 one-dollar bills and 1 five-dollar bill. Say to children, 'A statue costs 9 dollars. Show me which bills you must give to the cashier to purchase the statue.'