There are great money poems and activities in the teacher resource book, This Way to Books by Caroline Feller Bauer. The culminating activity takes place during National Library Week in April.
Students bring their penny collection to the school gymnasium.
Each child is given a large piece of oaktage. They lay the paper on the floor and create a design with their pennies. Parents are invited and the event becomes a giant block party. Refreshments are simply popcorn, pretzels, coffee and punch. The penny art remains on the gym floor the follwoing day to be admired by the school community.