MAIN OBJECTIVE: Students will group pennies in 5's & 10's. Students will count pennies to 200. Students will learn facts about pennies. Students create an estimate of how many pennies they believe will be in the can. Participanting Classrooms Elaine Hegland's Class Lisa Juliano's Class Vikki Hawkins' Class Mrs. Young's Class Christina Swinn's Class Between now and February 2, put out a penny can. Invite students to bring in pennies each day (Or the teacher can collect their own penny change each day). You do NOT want to know the exact count of pennies until the day you do the project. On the day of the project, each student will estimate how many pennies are in the can. This number will need to be recorded. It is up to the teacher to decide HOW the pennies will be distributed for class count. When all pennies have been counted, students will compare their estimation to the exact count. Set the room up in centers. a. Book Center (books on Abraham Lincoln) b. Art Center (craft on Abraham Lincoln) c. Math Center (students will count pennies in 2's and 5's) d. Journal Center (students will create journal of days events) e. Trivia Center (students learn about the penny - teachers will need older pennies if they wish to compare how the penny has changed) Have your students travel through each center. You may wish to have parents help. If you wish, consider taking pictures throughout the day and upload them to an online photo album (such as One True Media) & then send me the link! Templates: Penny Journal Links: http://www.usmint.gov/KIDS/teachers/lessonPlans/cents/_k01.pdf http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/lessonPlans/cents/ http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnredesign/index.cfm?flash=yes http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tsullivl/commoncents/PennyFacts.htm Further Idea: Donate the money to a cause or perhaps buy some books for your school library.