Lesson 2

Circle Pieces: Red, Pink, Yellow, Blue

Est. Class Sessions: 3

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Task

This DPP item can be assigned as the Problem of the week.

  1. Possible responses:
    4 quarters = $1.00;
    3 quarters + 1 dime = 85¢;
    2 quarters + 2 dimes = 70¢;
    4 pennies = 4¢;
    1 quarter + 1 dime + 2 pennies = 37¢.
  2. 4¢ (4 pennies)
  3. $1.00 (4 quarters)
    1. No
    2. No
    3. No
    4. Yes (1 quarter + 2 dimes + 1 penny)
  5. Sally pulled out 4 coins. To make 12¢ you would need 1 dimes and 2 pennies and that is only 3 coins.

D. Tricky Change

Sally has a pocketful of pennies, dimes, and quarters. She reaches in and pulls out four coins.

  1. What amount of money might Sally have? List three different amounts.
  2. What is the least she could have? ____________________
  3. What is the most? ____________________
    1. Could she have pulled out 12 cents? ____________________
    2. 8 cents? ____________________
    3. 25 cents? ____________________
    4. 46 cents? ____________________
  5. Explain your reasoning to Question 4A.