How To Earn Daisy Money Counts Leaf

The Money Counts Daisy leaf is part of the "Financial Literacy" bluecoat set.

Activity #1: Understand Dissimilar Kinds of Coins [ ]

Leaf Connection: Footstep 1—Understand the different kinds of coins Time Allocation: 20 minutes Materials Needed:

Assorted coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters)
Posters or pictures of the coins with the names.

Steps:

Hide coins throughout meeting infinite prior to girls' arrival.
Once all members of the troop accept arrived, have girls search for the most money (coins)

they can find in five minutes.

After v minutes, ask the girls to come dorsum together and begin sorting the coins that they

constitute into 4 unlike groups.

Have the girls present what they found to the group. Inquire one girl to volunteer to

explain how she sorted her coins.

Have the girls sort their coins by color. Continue to sort using different categories (such as, large vs. small, which way the heads confront, smooth or bumpy edges).
At the stop of the activeness, review each coin with its name.

Activity #2: Know More about Paper Coin [ ]

Foliage Connection: Footstep 1—Understand dissimilar kinds of coins and Step ii—Know more about newspaper money Time Allotment: xx minutes Materials Needed:

Coin Equivalents Worksheet (one per girl)
Iv quarters, x dimes, and 20 nickels for each girl*

Steps: 1. Talk over with girls the value of the dissimilar coins and visually show how sure coins

tin can add up to equal one separate coin.

Explain to the girls that they will be figuring out how many quarters, dimes, and nickels

are needed to brand a dollar. Provide each daughter the worksheet and a ready of coins.

Challenge girls to figure out how many coins you lot need to have $5.00 in quarters, nickels, etc.

*Note: If needed, asking families to transport coinage needed for the activity with girl. Plan to have some extra for those who forgot.

Activity #3: Find out the Cost of Fun [ ]

Petal Connection: Footstep 3—Find out the cost of fun Fourth dimension Allotment: 20 minutes Materials Needed:

Coloring utensils
Paper

Steps:

Ask the girls to listing things they exercise that cost money, such equally go to a movie or eat at a

restaurant.

Now enquire the girls to each call up of one matter they like to practise that costs money. Take each

girl depict her "toll activity" on a sail of paper.

Have each girl share her drawing and activeness with the grouping.
Now challenge girls to think of activities they similar to practice that don't cost money, such as play

at the park or go to the library.