money. Take turns being the shopper and the cashier. Candy Shop. Children
count coins to pay for candy. Materials. • shoe box. • box label. • student
directions.
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Children count coins to pay for candy.
Materials • • • • • • • •
shoe box box label student directions scissors glue game board (page 74) candy cards (page 75) 50 pennies and 8 nickels (real or plastic) • two resealable plastic bags
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opy the game board and candy cards onto sturdy paper. Color, cut out, and laminate all the pieces. Place the candy cards in one resealable bag and the coins in the other. Place the game board, cards, and coins in the shoe box. Glue the label to one end of the box and the student directions to the inside of the lid.
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ncourage children to “trade up” pennies to nickels as they count coins to pay for their candy. Challenge them to make their purchases with as few coins as possible.
Directions (for 2 players)
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Choose five or six pieces of candy to buy. Place the candy cards next to the cash register.
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Count out the money for each piece of candy. Place the coins on the counter to pay.
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Ask your partner to check to make sure you paid the right amount of money.
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Take turns being the shopper and the cashier.
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Math Skills Matrix Understand effects of addition and subtraction
Develop and use strategies for whole number computation
Develop fluency with addition and subtraction number combinations
Use a variety of methods and tools to compute
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Learning
Understand various meanings of operations
Understand relationships between number words, numerals, and quantities
Understand relationships between whole numbers
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To assemble the centers, photocopy each page on colored paper (or have children decorate), and cut out the title and directions along the lines as indicated. Glue the title to the outside of the box to create a label (on the end or side that will show when you stack and store the shoe boxes). Glue the directions to the inside of the lid. Assemble and prepare any other necessary materials (such as manipulatives and reproducible activity pages), and place these in the box. You may want to enlist parent volunteers to help with this process.
Understand position of whole, cardinal, and ordinal numbers
Use multiple models to understand place value
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