Coin values

Learning Objectives Identify a penny by its color and size. Identify a nickel by its color and size. Identify a dime by its color and size. Identify a quarter by its color and size. State the value of a penny (1 cent). State the value of a nickel (5 cents). State the value of a dime (10 cents). Have you ever seen shiny coins? ✨ Let's be money detectives! We will learn the names of four coins. We will learn what each coin is worth. This helps us buy fun things! Real-World Applications Putting money in a piggy bank 🐷 Buying a yummy gumball 🍬 Getting a cool sticker ✨ Saving up for a new toy 🧸

TermDefinitionExample PennyA penny is a brown coin. 🤎This coin is brown like a teddy bear. 🧸 It is a penny. NickelA nickel is a big, silver coin. 🐘This silver coin is bigger than a penny. It is a nickel. DimeA dime is a tiny, silver coin. 🐭This is the smallest silver coin. It is a dime. QuarterA quarter is the biggest coin. 🦁This big, silver coin is a quarter. It's the king of coins! Cents (¢)Cents tell us how much a coin is worth. 💰A penny is worth one cent. We write it like this: 1¢.

Penny Value 1 \text{ Penny} = 1¢ A penny is worth 1 cent. We count by ones for pennies: 1. Nickel Value 1 \text{ Nickel} = 5¢ A nickel is worth 5 cents. It's the same as 5 pennies. Dime Value 1 \text{ Dime} = 10¢ A dime is worth 10 cents. It's the same as 10 pennies. Quarter Value 1 \text{ Quarter} = 25¢ A quarter is worth 25 cents. That's a lot of pennies!