Virginia SOL 2.NS.4.d
The Standard
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 (.).
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 count mixed sets of coins and one-dollar bills worth no more than $2.00. They write each total correctly in cents or dollars, such as 86¢ or $1.36.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given an unsorted collection, a student groups and counts the money accurately. The student writes amounts such as 86¢ and $1.05 with the correct symbol, decimal point, and digits.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may count the number of coins instead of adding each coin’s value. They may write 5 cents as $.5, use ¢ after a dollar amount, or omit the zero in $1.05.
How to Assess It
- Show one $1 bill, one quarter, two dimes, and three pennies. Ask students to count the collection and write its value correctly as $1.48.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs bags of play coins and one-dollar bills to count, sort, and label with a written value under $2.00.
Ask students to explain which is correct for one dollar and five cents, $1.5, $1.05, or 1.05¢.
Play Money Match using picture cards of coin collections and value cards showing amounts in cents or dollars.
Post a snack menu with prices under $2.00, then have students build and write the cost of one selected 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.b
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.
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