Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Topic: Counting money Grade Level: 2nd BYU-I Student Name: Ali Wilcox
Lesson Type: Performance Group Size:
# 1 in a series Level: Small
Review On
CCSS: 2.MD.C.8 Work with time and money
Curricular objective/s:
Students will be able to illustrate their ability to count money by counting
different coins and recording them on their worksheet.
Curricular assessment: Check for understanding if they get the answers
right on the worksheet.
CCSS: L.2.3 Knowledge of language
Language objective:
Students will be able to identify that the word cents is associated with
money by showing their ability by using the word in their sentences.
Language assessment: You can check for this by making sure they use the
word cents in their sentences when they are talking about money.
Vocabulary terms and definitions:
Pennies- one cent
Nickels- 5 cents
Dimes- 10 cents
Quarter- 25 cents
Materials:
Scissors, glue sticks, whiteboard, dry erase marker, money (pennies,
nickels, dimes, quarters), money monkey flashcards and worksheet, Money
poem worksheet, I know my Coins! worksheet.
Management
Behavioral Expectations Transitions Fast Finishers
Children will listen and Throughout transitions When students finish the
participate make sure to tell the game, they can go through
directions. If needed and check their answers.
use an attention signal
during the transition.
Attention Signal (Regain Material Management Grouping
Student Focus) -Pass out the poem -Students will first all work
123. Eyes on me sheet in the beginning together and then a little
Touch your nose if you can of the lesson. individually when we start
hear me Fold your arms -After you have done the money monkey game.
if you can hear me. the modeling give them
the I know my Coins!
worksheet.
-Pass out the papers
during the guided
practice.
Time Sequence of Lesson Materials
5 Orientation (Anticipatory Set, Attention Grabber, Gain Money Poem,
minut Attention, Hook) scissors, glue
es -Tell them that we are going to learn how to count money
using pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
-Give the students the money poem worksheet and make
sure that they are gluing the money in the right place.

3 Accessing Prior Knowledge Whiteboard,

minut Remind them what each piece of money is worth dry erase
es -Ask them and write it on the board. marker
5 Input & Modeling (Sequential step-by-step instruction) Money, I
minut Ask someone if they know how many pennies make a know my
es nickel? How do they know? coins! paper
-What about how nickels into dimes? How do you know?
-How much money can we put together to make 25 for
a quarter?
-Give students money and have them make 50 What
can we do to make a dollar?
-Give them the I know my coins paper. Tell them we are
going to be

Check for understanding (Needed throughout the lesson

procedures, not just at this point, but also after guided
practice.)
Check for understanding throughout the lesson when you
students are answering your questions and feeling out
their activity/game worksheet.

5 Guided practice: Money

minut Tell the students we are going to play the money monkey monkey
es game.
game
Spread the flashcards around so that all the students can
see them.
flashcards
Give them the worksheet. Tell the students to count each and
flashcard and put the correct amount in the box. When worksheet
they are done then check their answers.
Correct when everyone is done.

2 Closure/Summary:
minut Ask the students what they learned.
es Tell the students that with this knowledge they will be
able to count their money and see how much they have
to spend on fun stuff.

Independent practice:
None.

To be collected:
Collect the money monkey game.