Lesson Plan #: AELP-APM0014

Clip and Save

An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan

Submitted by: Shaylah Miller
Email: Shaylah_m@hotmail.com
School/University/Affiliation: Akard Elementary School, Bristol, TN

Date: September 21, 1999

Grade Level(s): 1, 2, 3

Subject(s):

Duration: 45 minutes

Description: The student will demonstrate money using coupons.

Goals: Students will practice counting and using money.

Objectives:
1. The student will identify coins and values.
2. The student will show amounts of coupons with coins.
3. The student will determine what could be purchased with certain amounts of money

Materials:

Procedure:
Each child is given an assorted group of coupons. For each coupon, the students will show how much money it is worth. Each student must find at least one item that could be purchased with the savings.

Extension:
How much money could be saved with coupons for a week's worth of groceries? How could you show this amount? (use dollars & coins) What could you buy with these savings?

Assessment: The teacher will observe the students while working. After the teacher okay's the work completed, the child will have the opportunity to "pay" the teacher the correct (preset) amount for a piece of candy.