1. Penny Penny Penny
Grade-Kindergarten
Subject-Math
Duration-45 minutes (1 class period)
Georgia Performance Standards: MKN1h
Identify coins by name and value (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.)
Materials:
Teacher’s edition book
Pretend/real money
Book-“Benny’s Pennies” b y Pat Brisson
Promethean Board
Activ Inspire computer program
Hard copy graphic organizer on pennies-one per student
Access to Internet
Goals: Students will learn the details about a penny for the first time. Students will also be
able to count out certain amounts of pennies.
Objectives:
Cognitive- Students will learn certain information about pennies, and they will be
able to count out amounts of pennies as directed.
Psychomotor- Auditory, visual
Procedures:
1. First, the will open the lesson by reading “Benny’s Pennies” by Pat Brisson.

2. 2. After this, the teacher is going to recap the previous day’s material about earning and
saving money.
3. At this point, the teacher should give the details about a penny; the penny
information should include the color, what is on the face of the penny, what is on the
back of the penny, and review the value of the penny.
4. Students will then, at their seats, fill out an individual organizer on pennies.
5. After all the students have completed their graphic organizer, the teacher should
hand out individual bags of money.
6. Students should be given direction to separate the pennies from the rest of the coins.
7. After that is completed, teacher should give students a certain amount of pennies to
count out. Students should practice this at least four times.
8. Students should be directed back to carpet for the closure of the lesson. Teacher
should recap information on pennies by asking questions to students.
Evaluation:
Oral post assessment
Monitoring of student sorting activity