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Activity Overview

Students investigate the value of the digits in $8,205.50 and determine the number of thousands, hundreds, tens, ones and even the number of dimes and pennies. The concept is then extended to additional situations. They learn where to place a decimal when writing amounts of money and to perform addition and subtraction operations with money.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print pages 45 - 56 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Distribute the page to the class.

    Follow the activity procedures:
    Activity A:
  • Discuss the idea of a field trip and read the book to the class


    • Activity B:
  • Calculate and record the money collected and spent in the story with the help of a TI-10


    • Activity C:
  • Find out how many thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, dimes and pennies are in the amount stated in the story
  • Similarly find out the number of hundreds, tens, ones, dimes and pennies are in the amount of money collected in the cafeteria


    • Activity D:
  • Find the number of bills and coins needed for the PTA collection of $ 3,091.82
  • Observe that nine tens and no hundreds are needed


    • Activity E:
  • Pass out a set of number tiles, instruct students to construct, read numbers, identify the values of the digits by following oral directions
  • Use the table to show different combination of coins that can be used to make forty cents

    		After the Activity

  • Review student results:
  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary

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    Subject Area:
    Math : Elementary Math : Basic Facts
    Math : Elementary Math : Number Sense and Estimation
    Math : Elementary Math : Number Operations
    Math : Elementary Math : Math and Literature

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    K-4

    Activity Time:
    60 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-10

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    Other:
    This is Activity 4 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Math at Your Fingertips with the TI-10

    The following materials are required for this activity:

  • Book: How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty
  • Chart paper
  • Transparency
  • Marker
  • Set of number tiles, 0 - 9
  • Place value boards


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