Virginia SOL 2.NS.4.b
The Standard
Count by ones, fives, tens, and twenty-fives to determine the value of a collection of mixed coins and one-dollar bills whose total value is $2.00 or less.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will solve problems that involve counting and representing money amounts up to $2.00.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find the total value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and $1 bills in the same collection. They count by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 25s as needed, stopping at $2.00 or less.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly total mixed collections worth no more than $2.00. They organize the money, change skip counts when the denomination changes, and record the amount accurately.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may count each coin as one object instead of using its value. They may confuse nickels and quarters, count mixed coins without changing skip counts, or treat a $1 bill as one cent.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Find the value of a $1 bill, 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies. Show your counting sequence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs bags of plastic coins and $1 bills; students sort them, choose a counting order, and record each total.
Ask, “Why is it easier to count quarters before pennies?” Students write an explanation using one sample collection.
Play Money Draw: students draw four coin cards, total the value, and keep the cards when their answer is correct.
Set up a class snack shop with prices under $2.00, then have students choose and count exact payment for one item.
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Related Standards
- 1.NS.1.g
Count by ones, fives, or tens to determine the value of a collection of like coins (pennies, nickels, or dimes), whose total value is 100 cents or less.
- 2.NS.4.c
Construct a set of coins and/or bills to total a given amount of money whose value is $2.00 or less.
- 3.NS.4.a
Determine the value of a collection of bills and coins whose total is $5.00 or less.
- 2.NS.4.d
Represent the value of a collection of coins and one-dollar bills (limited to $2.00 or less) using the cent (¢) and dollar ($) symbols and decimal point (.).
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