Lesson 4

Money Jar

Est. Class Sessions: 1

Literature Connection

Silverstein, Shel. “Smart.” In Where the Sidewalk Ends, Harper Collins, New York, 2005.

In this poem, a young boy thinks he is smart because he trades his dollar bill for two quarters “cause two is more than one,” he trades his two quarters for three dimes because “three is more than two,” and so on.

Lead a class discussion that begins with the question:

Was the boy in the poem smart to trade his dollar for coins?

Compare the value and number of the coins in each trade.