What this lesson shows
A quarter, 2 dimes, and a nickel: 25, 35, 45, 50. That is 50¢.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Biggest first
- Start at 25
- Count on by each value
- Write the cents
Helping at home
Line the coins up, biggest value first. Start with the quarters by 25s, then count on the dimes by 10s, the nickels by 5s, and the pennies by 1s.
If your kid gets stuck
Start with the quarter.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core 2.MD.C.8
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Matches a standard in all 50 states and DCSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.2.24b, MA19.2.24c
- Alaska 1.MD.5, 2.MD.8
- Arizona 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.A.1b
- Arkansas 2.GM.12
- California 2.MD.C.8
- Colorado 2.MD.C.8
- Connecticut 2.MD.C.8
- Delaware 2.MD.C.8
- District of Columbia 2.MD.C.8
- Florida MA.2.M.2.2
- Georgia 2.MDR.6.2
- Hawaii 2.MD.C.8
- Idaho 2.MD.C.8
- Illinois 2.MD.C.8
- Indiana 3.M.4, 2.M.6
- Iowa 2.MD.C.8
- Kansas 2.MD.8, 2.MD.9
- Kentucky KY.2.MD.8
- Louisiana 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.E.9
- Maine 2.MD.C.8
- Maryland 2.GR.C.9
- Massachusetts 2.MD.C.8
- Michigan 2.MD.C.8
- Minnesota 2.3.3.2
- Mississippi 2.MD.8a
- Missouri 2.GM.D.12, 2.GM.D.13
- Montana MT.2.MD.8
- Nebraska 2.G.5.a
- Nevada 2.MD.C.8
- New Hampshire 2.MD.C.8
- New Jersey 2.M.C.8
- New Mexico 2.MD.C.8
- New York NY-2.MD.8.a, NY-2.MD.8.b
- North Carolina NC.2.MD.8.a, NC.2.MD.8.b
- North Dakota 2.GM.M.4, 3.GM.M.5
- Ohio 2.MD.8.b, 2.MD.8.c, 3.MD.1.b
- Oklahoma 2.N.4.1, 2.N.4.2, 3.N.4.1, 3.N.4.2, 4.N.4.1
- Oregon 2.GM.D.11
- Pennsylvania CC.2.4.2.A.3, CC.2.4.3.A.3
- Rhode Island 2.MD.C.8
- South Carolina 3.MGSR.2.1, 2.MGSR.1.3
- South Dakota 2.MD.C.8.a, 2.MD.C.8.b
- Tennessee 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.A.1.b
- Texas 111.4.b.5.A, 111.4.b.5.B, 111.5.b.4.C
- Utah 2.MD.8
- Vermont 2.MD.C.8
- Virginia 2.NS.4a, 2.NS.4b, 2.NS.4c, 2.NS.4d, 3.NS.4a, 3.NS.4b, 3.NS.4c, 3.NS.4d
- Washington 2.MD.C.8
- West Virginia M.2.22
- Wisconsin M.2.MD.C.8
- Wyoming 2.MD.8