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  1. Reading "The Hundred Penny Box"

    2. Description:  Using a penny and its date, students are asked to remember and write about an important event in their lives. Then students read "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Bell Mathis, the story of a 100-year-old woman who has collected a penny for each birthday she's celebrated and who uses the collection to recount the stories of her life.
    Grade Level:  K-2, 3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  2. Spell Check - Live!

    3. Description:  Using information on the H.I.P. Pocket Change(TM) Web site, students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises. This exercise can be done either online or offline.
    Grade Level:  3-5, 6-8
    Related Unit:  n/a

  3. Commemorative Coin Poetry

    4. Description:  Students discuss and research an individual or event that has been memorialized on a commemorative coin. They then use the information they found to write acrostics, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  4. The ABCs of Coins

    5. Description:  As a class, students study alphabet books to see the many creative ways these books can be put together. After picking a format, the class creates an alphabet book about coins.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  5. And the Nominee Is...

    6. Description:  Teams of students research commemorative coin honorees and share the reasons for the recognition with the class. Then the teams select individuals they believe deserve to be on a coin, write short essays explaining their selection, and illustrate coin designs.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  6. How Are Coins Different?

    7. Description:  Students use sets of circulating coins to determine the unique characteristics of each coin. They then create paragraphs and illustrations to convey what makes each coin in our pockets special.
    Grade Level:  K-2
    Related Unit:  n/a

  7. Coin-Shaped Books

    8. Description:  After reviewing United States coins throughout history, students create shape books for their favorite coins. Each book contains text and illustrations created by the students.
    Grade Level:  K-2
    Related Unit:  n/a

  8. Ben Franklin Half Dollar

    9. Description:  Students will research contributions to American culture and technological progress through Benjamin Franklin’s quotes and inventions. They will also analyze research in order to design a coin honoring Ben Franklin’s contributions.
    Grade Level:  All
    Related Unit:  n/a

  9. Are You Money Smart?

    10. Description:  Students will discuss the irony of this coin-centric poem. They will also practice letter writing, and will be able to identify and count coin/money values.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  10. Why is Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar?

    11. Description:  After researching the decision to place the image of Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar, students will write persuasive essays either defending or opposing this decision.
    Grade Level:  6-8
    Related Unit:  n/a

  11. Ancient Myths Retold

    12. Description:  Students will be introduced to mythology and will create modern versions of ancient myths based on figures represented on modern U.S. coins.
    Grade Level:  3-5, 6-8
    Related Unit:  Ancient and Modern Coins

  12. Penny Stories

    13. Description:  Students will use the Internet to learn about the creation of coins. They will then work collaboratively, with pen pals, to develop stories about the life of a coin.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  13. The Alphabet of Coins

    14. Description:  Students will use letter/sound relationships of initial consonants to complete sentences that follow a given repeating pattern. These sentences will be based on coin terms found on the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site.
    Grade Level:  K-2
    Related Unit:  n/a

  14. Creative Coin Stories

    15. Description:  Students will participate in a round-robin writing activity started from a single writing prompt. Different coins will be worked into the story throughout the course of the activity.
    Grade Level:  3-5, 6-8
    Related Unit:  n/a

  15. Can You Follow My Directions?

    16. Description:  Students will place coins on a grid and will write clear directions to help other students find the coins. Students will review the writing of other authors to analyze effective writing.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  16. Christopher Columbus Commemorative Coin

    17. Description:  Students will research and write position papers in support or against the creation of a coin to commemorate the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.
    Grade Level:  6-8
    Related Unit:  n/a

  17. Who IS That Woman?

    18. Description:  Students will participate in a jigsaw reading activity about the contributions of Sacagawea to the Corps of Discovery. They will also write a poem to reflect upon what they learned.
    Grade Level:  3-5
    Related Unit:  n/a

  18. Quarter Response Writing

    19. Description:  Students will participate in a coin-centered writing activity where they will learn the difference between summarization and critical response.
    Grade Level:  3-5, 6-8
    Related Unit:  n/a

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