Benjamin Thomas

Touch money provides a structured and a highly visual learning environment for counting money. Through this unit, students are afforded the opportunity to practice counting money using touchpoints. Prior to implementing this unit, students should be able to skip count by 5. In this unit, you will be provided with large sample coins (make copies of the large print coins to give to the students, then allow the students to use buttons to place on the location of the touchpoints or a string to

Touch money provides a structured and a highly visual learning environment for counting money. Through this unit, students are afforded the opportunity to practice counting money using touchpoints. Prior to implementing this unit, students should be able to skip count by 5. In this unit, you will be provided with large sample coins (make copies of the large print coins to give to the students, then allow the students to use buttons to place on the location of the touchpoints or a string to

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of coins through this mini booklet by recognizing each coin and value.

This grid provides structure and guidance for students who struggle to complete two digit addition with carry over. What I have experienced in my teaching is that many students will often get lost in the procedures of mathematical equations. Therefore, this grid offers a teaching strategy to help students organize their thought processes as they progress through these equations.