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Coin Rubbing Pictures

Students will use coin rubbings to illustrate their math skills

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Coins
  • Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Start by reviewing the value of coins - quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. Each denomination will be used as a small, textured rubbing plate.

  • Step 2

    Students will need one of each coin. Have them place the coin under a piece of white paper, then use a colored pencil to rub over it until the coin's design appears. They should create as many rubbings as they'll need to create a picture they decide to make. After they make their coin rubbings, they will cut them out, arrange them into a picture, and glue them onto another piece of paper. They will list how many of each coin they used in their art and create an addition equation that aligns with the coins depicted.

  • Step 3

    Ask students to swap drawings and solve each other's equations.

Standards

MATH: Analyze, compare, create, and compose math ideas using written, oral, and drawn lines, shpaes, forms, and patterns.

MATH: Describe, compare, quantify, and classify objects by attributes. Sort objects into categories.

Adaptations

Extend the lesson to subtraction, having students create a picture that shows 2 coin filled images. The second image should use fewer coins than the first so students can write a subtraction equation.

Have students research foreign coins and currency. How are they similar? How are they different? Use a website to find the current exchange rate to determine comparative value.