Change Maker

Empowered Learner

Overview

Students will learn how to make change using the application Change Maker on Fun Brain. After making a purchase the students count their change. If it is answered correctly a deposit is made into the piggy bank. If it is answered incorrectly it is subtracted from the piggy bank.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Be able to count back change accurately after making a purchase.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words:

Change: Change is the amount of money you receive back when you make a purchase.
Dollar: A dollar is 100 pennies, a form of currency.
Cents: A cent is a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a dollar.
Decimal point: A decimal is a dot used to separate a dollar from cents or ones from tenths in a number.

Pre-planning

To prepare for this lesson:

The teacher makes sure that students know how to add and subtract independently.
The teacher may want money manipulatives or calculators for student use.
The teacher bookmarks the website Change Maker for easy access by the students. (Use Symbaloo, Wakelet or Google Classroom)
Use any of the following videos with the students.

Accommodations

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources.

Steps

Directions for this activity:

The teacher will introduce making change with the students and demonstrate the Change Maker program.
The teacher will show one or more of the videos in pre-planning to the students.
Students log onto Change Maker.
Select the level of difficulty.
Select United States flag for U.S. currency.
Find the amount of sale.
Find the amount paid.
Click on the correct coins for correct change.
Click try again to continue.

Assessment Options

Different options for assessing the students:

Observations
Check for understanding
One on one with the student
Math Talks
Number Talks
Exit tickets

MITECS COMPETENCIES & ISTE STANDARDS

MITECS: Michigan adopted the "ISTE Standards for Students" called MITECS (Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students) in 2018.

Empowered Learner
1a. Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.
1b. Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
1d. Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

Devices and Resources

Device: PC, Chromebook, Mac, iPad

Browser: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, ALL

Apps. Extensions, Add-ons

Websites:
Change Maker

Guided Math Counting Video

Learning Money for Children

Making Change Video

CONTENT AREA RESOURCES

ELA

Students write and illustrate their own math change stories.

Math

Students use real money to count back change.

Science

Social Studies

Create a classroom store learning about money, supply and demand.

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Credits
This task card was created by Julie Hoehing, Lake Shore Public Schools, January 2020.

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