Grade 2 Math: Financial Literacy unit
Students name and count Canadian coins and bills, then show the same amount of money in different ways. They build amounts up to 200 cents with coins and up to $200 with loonies, toonies and bills, and learn to list their choices in an organized way.
What's included
- Unit overviewBig ideas, expectations by code, learning goals and success criteria
- Day-by-day calendar10 days planned, including catch-up and review days
- 7 three-part lessonsMinds On, Action and Consolidation, with timings, questions to ask and common mistakes
- Lesson slidesA ready-to-project deck for every lesson: goals, worked examples, discussion questions and exit tickets, with your lesson steps in the speaker notes
- Student worksheets with answer keys51 questions in all, every numeric answer checked by software
- Diagnostic and quick checksA Day 1 diagnostic and 3 quick checks to adjust your teaching
- Performance task and rubric“The toy shop”, with a rubric across all four achievement chart categories
- Unit test and answer key12 marks, sorted by achievement chart category
- AccommodationsSupports for students with IEPs, English language learners, and extensions
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These are real pages from the unit.
Day-by-day calendar
| Day | Lesson or assessment | Expectations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagnostic and unit launch | |
| 2 | Lesson 1: Nickels, dimes and quarters | F1.1 |
| 3 | Lesson 2: Counting coins by 5s, 10s and 25s | F1.1 |
| 4 | Lesson 3: Loonies and toonies | F1.1 |
| 5 | Lesson 4: Bills: $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 | F1.1 |
| 6 | Lesson 5: Same amount, different coins | F1.1 |
| 7 | Lesson 6: Same amount with dollars and bills | F1.1 |
| 8 | Lesson 7: Making an amount a smart way | F1.1 |
| 9 | Performance task | F1.1 |
| 10 | Unit test (read aloud) | F1.1 |
Lesson 1: Nickels, dimes and quarters
Learning goal: We are learning to name small coins and tell how many cents each is worth.
Success criteria:
- I can name a nickel, a dime and a quarter.
- I can tell what each coin is worth.
Minds On (8 min)
- Pass a nickel, a dime and a quarter around a circle. Ask: "Which coin is the smallest?"
- Students say how the coins look and feel.
Action (25 min)
- Name each coin and say how many cents it is worth.
- Partners sort a bag of coins and name each pile.
- Students do the worksheet, holding a real coin when they need it.
Consolidation (8 min)
- Hold up one coin at a time. Students call out its name and worth.
- Exit: "How many cents is a dime?"
Know your coins
Look at the coins. Circle or write.
- How many cents is this coin?
- How many cents is this coin?
- How many cents is this coin?
- Circle the dime.
- Circle the coin worth the most.
Answer keys with worked steps are in the Teacher Guide.
Performance task: The toy shop
You are at the toy shop. Pay for a toy two ways.
| Category | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and Understanding | Level 1: needs a lot of help with money. | Level 2: pays one way with some help. | Level 3: pays two ways and checks the total. | Level 4: pays in several ways and explains why they match. |
| Thinking | Level 1: needs a lot of help with money. | Level 2: pays one way with some help. | Level 3: pays two ways and checks the total. | Level 4: pays in several ways and explains why they match. |
| Communication | Level 1: needs a lot of help with money. | Level 2: pays one way with some help. | Level 3: pays two ways and checks the total. | Level 4: pays in several ways and explains why they match. |
| Application | Level 1: needs a lot of help with money. | Level 2: pays one way with some help. | Level 3: pays two ways and checks the total. | Level 4: pays in several ways and explains why they match. |
Lessons in this unit
- Nickels, dimes and quartersLearning to name small coins and tell how many cents each is worth.F1.1
- Counting coins by 5s, 10s and 25sLearning to skip count coins to find how much money there is.F1.1
- Loonies and tooniesWe are learning that a loonie is $1 and a toonie is $2, and how they count with cents.F1.1
- Bills: $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100Learning to name Canadian bills and count them.F1.1
- Same amount, different coinsWe are learning that different coins can make the same amount of cents.F1.1
- Same amount with dollars and billsLearning to make the same dollar amount with loonies, toonies and bills.F1.1
- Making an amount a smart wayLearning to list the ways to make an amount and tell which uses the fewest coins.F1.1
Ontario curriculum expectations covered
- F1.1
- Show one money amount in several ways, up to 200 cents with coins and up to $200 with $1 and $2 coins and bills.
Questions about this unit
How long is this unit?
10 school days: 7 lessons plus a diagnostic, a catch-up day, a two-day performance task, a review day and the unit test.
Which expectations does it cover?
F1.1 from Mathematics (2020), Strand F.
What format are the files?
Each unit comes as a Teacher Guide and Student Pages, both as editable Word files and print-ready PDFs, plus a PowerPoint deck of lesson slides. The Word files open in Google Docs and the slides open in Google Slides, so you can change anything.
Can I share it with my colleagues?
A single licence is for one teacher's classes. For a grade team, the team licence covers up to 5 teachers at one school for $49.99.
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