S. Phillips Ave. Teacher attaches large paper coins to strips of paper and places the strips at various places along the floor. Teacher selects the sum of coins from one of the strips. Students find the strip whose coin value matches that sum. Teacher places the above assortment of coins in the sandwich bags and distributes them such that each student has one bag.
Students sort the coins by value.
Students select one coin from each pile and arrange them in a column by size from largest to smallest. Students select another coin from each pile. Beside each coin use pennies to demonstrate the value of each coin. Students arrange second set of coins in a column by value from largest to smallest. Students compare and contrast both columns of coins.