honesty.1

Title: Honest Money

Objective: Students will practice identifying pennies, nickels, and dimes and counting money amounts with these coins; students will also learn the importance of being honest and not taking things from others

Materials: 20 Ziploc bags, numbered 1-20 pennies, nickels, dimes worksheet/paper to record the amount of money in each bag

Procedures: 1. Review the coins and review how to count the coins

2. Pass out a ziploc bag of coins to each student. Each bag should only have pennies, nickels, and dimes but should be different amounts. Each student should also have a paper numbered 1-20 to record the amount of money in each bag.

3. Have students count their bags of money and record the amount. Then pass their bag to the another person, etc... until they get the bag they started with back.

4. Students re-count their original bag of money. Have them verify the same amount is still in the bag.

5. Discuss the importance of honesty and how important it is to be a trustworthy person and not take others' money or belongings. Discuss the consequences of stealing and the positive consequences of being honest and trustworthy.

Evaluation: worksheet students used to record the money amounts Grades should be given for Math and Character Education.

**Ohio Academic Content Standards:** ** 7. Determine the value of a small collection of coins (with a total value ** ** up to one dollar) using 1 or 2 different type coins, including pennies, ** ** nickels, dimes and quarters. **
 * Number, Number Sense and Operations Standard**