🎬 VIDEO SCRIPT: “How Can We Put Different Coins Together to Make a Specific Amount?”
📺 [Scene 1: Host appears on screen with a coin box]
👩🏫 Host (smiling):
Hi friends! 👋
Today, we’re going to learn how to put different coins together to make a specific amount of money! 💰
Let’s open our coin box and get started! 🪙
📺 [Scene 2: Show U.S. coins one by one on screen with names]
👩🏫 Host (voiceover):
Here are the coins we’ll be using:
🪙 Penny = 1 cent
🪙 Nickel = 5 cents
🪙 Dime = 10 cents
🪙 Quarter = 25 cents
📺 [Scene 3: Show 10 cents on screen]
👩🏫 Host:
Let’s try to make 10 cents!
We have many choices!
📸 [Show Option 1]
🔹 1 Dime = 10 cents
📸 [Show Option 2]
🔹 2 Nickels = 5 + 5 = 10 cents
📸 [Show Option 3]
🔹 1 Nickel + 5 Pennies = 5 + 5 = 10 cents
🎉 Host:
See? We used different coins, but we got the same total: 10 cents!
📺 [Scene 4: Show 25 cents challenge]
👩🏫 Host:
Now let’s make 25 cents. Can you help me?
📸 [Show Option 1]
🔹 1 Quarter = 25 cents
📸 [Show Option 2]
🔹 2 Dimes + 1 Nickel = 10 + 10 + 5 = 25 cents
📸 [Show Option 3]
🔹 5 Nickels = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25 cents
🙋♀️ Host:
Wow! So many ways to make 25 cents!
📺 [Scene 5: Interactive moment]
👩🏫 Host:
Now it’s your turn! Let’s make 50 cents together.
What coins can we use? 🤔
📸 [Show coin combinations visually while host speaks]
🔹 2 Quarters
🔹 5 Dimes
🔹 1 Quarter + 2 Dimes + 1 Nickel
🗣️ Host (smiling):
Great job! You’re becoming a money master! 💵✨
📺 [Scene 6: Conclusion]
👩🏫 Host:
Remember, there’s more than one way to make a total amount!
🎯 Use what you have, add it up, and double-check your math.
📣 Host (waving):
Thanks for watching! Keep practicing and have fun with coins!
Bye! 👋 Happy Counting! 🧮💰
WORK:
How Can We Put Different Coins Together to Make a Specific Amount?
Coins are money we use every day! In the United States, we have pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Each coin has a different value:
- Penny = 1 cent
- Nickel = 5 cents
- Dime = 10 cents
- Quarter = 25 cents
We can use these coins in different ways to make the same amount. For example, to make 10 cents, you can use 1 dime, 2 nickels, or 1 nickel and 5 pennies! Let’s practice making amounts with coins.
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the correct words.
- A _ is worth 10 cents.
- If I have 2 nickels, I have _ cents.
- 1 quarter is the same as _ cents.
- 5 pennies are worth _ cents.
- 1 nickel and 1 dime together are _ cents.
Word Bank:
5, dime, 15, 10, 25
Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct answer from the choices for each question.
- Which coin is worth the most?
- a) Penny
- b) Dime
- c) Quarter
- How can you make 10 cents?
- a) 1 nickel and 1 penny
- b) 1 dime
- c) 1 quarter
- Which group of coins makes 25 cents?
- a) 2 dimes and 1 nickel
- b) 1 nickel and 2 pennies
- c) 5 nickels
- If you have 1 quarter, how many pennies do you need to have the same amount?
- a) 10
- b) 25
- c) 5
- How many nickels make 10 cents?
- a) 1
- b) 2
- c) 5
Open-Ended Questions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
- What coins would you use to make 50 cents? Name two different ways.
- Why is it helpful to know different ways to make the same amount with coins?
- Draw a picture of three coins that make 15 cents. Label each coin.
ANSWER KEY
Please review all math answers for accuracy before sharing with students, as AI-generated math answers may contain errors.
Fill in the Blank:
- dime
- 10
- 25
- 5
- 15
Multiple Choice Questions:
- c) Quarter
- b) 1 dime
- a) 2 dimes and 1 nickel (10+10+5=25 cents), c) 5 nickels (5+5+5+5+5=25 cents) (if both are present)
- b) 25
- b) 2
Open-Ended Questions:
- Example answers:
- 2 quarters
- 5 dimes
- 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 1 nickel
- Example answer:
- It is helpful because sometimes you don’t have the exact coins you need, so you can use different coins to make the same amount.
- Example answer:
- Drawing could show 1 dime and 1 nickel, and label them as 10 cents and 5 cents.