Title of Unit: Money Title of Lesson: Money in America Submitted By: Melanie Hadjes

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson answers the questions: How do you make money? And why does it look like it does? I will be continuing to use the book. B. Target Population: Grade Level: Grade 3 Skill Level: All skill levels Grouping: Whole group, individual work

C. Materials: Neale S. Godfreys Ultimate Kids Money Book (ISBN 0-689-81717-7) pages 17-28. Worksheets D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o E10.3.1 Identify forms of money used by people across time and place.

Student-Friendly Standards I can identify forms of money used by people across time and place.

E. Procedure: 1. Hand out worksheets. 2. Read chapter 2 stopping for penny for thoughts give students 2 min each to write. Fill in the definitions as we read. 3. Whos image? Page 23 4. Take Your Pick! Page 28 5. CLOSURE: Why does money look like it does? F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Observations, journal entries, vocab word bank, worksheets Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. The journal entries and vocab definitions will be correct. G. Reflection:
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Title of Unit: Money Title of Lesson: Money in America Submitted By: Melanie Hadjes

1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The whole lesson seems fairly straight forward. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The whole lesson seems fairly straight forward. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? The next 7 lessons 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?

Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I dont see where any changes need to be made. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? Making sure that the lessons vary

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Penny for your thoughts

Name: _______________________ Date: ___________
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(thoughts, questions, comments, concerns)

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Title of Unit: Money Title of Lesson: Money in America Submitted By: Melanie Hadjes

WORD BANK
CURRENCY: DENOMINATION:

CONTINENTAL: INGOT: COUNTERFEIT:

GREENBACKS:
MILLED COINS: GOLD STANDARD:

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