Instructional Software Lesson Plan

Lesson Idea Name: Money! Money! Money!

Content Area: Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 2nd

Content Standard Addressed: MGSE2.MD.8 Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters,
dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3
pennies, how many cents do you have?

Technology Standard Addressed: 4d. Innovative Designer - exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity,
perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.

Selected Technology Tool: Brain Pop

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://jr.brainpop.com/math/money/dollarsandcents/

Type of Instructional Software:

☐ Drill and Practice ☐ Tutorial ☐ Simulation ☐ Instructional Game ☐ e-books/e-

references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

☐ Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
☐ Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
☐ Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
☐ Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
☐ Accessible to students beyond the school day
☐ Accessible via mobile devices
☐ Multiple languages
☐ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering ☐ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Cre

ating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☐ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration

☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): To ensure that all students succeed, students will be typing
instead of writing and this can help with some student’s physical disabilities. Also, if a student has a
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hearing disability they can use the subtitles in the video. The video can be rewinded and fast
forwarded to encourage understanding of the content. All students can be provided with an
informational sheet of pictures of the coins and their worth to reference while writing their story.

Lesson idea implementation:

To begin, the classroom teacher will use the link provided above, and before starting the video about
money on that link (BrainPop) she/he will start with a discussion about what money is and what it
does for us. Ask questions like, "Can anyone tell me what we do with money?" "How about what it
means when I say I have 50 cents versus 50 dollars?" This will help the teacher do a quick pre-
assessment of the class and what they know about money already. Then, the teacher will follow the
link provided and allow students to watch the video. After watching the video, student will take the
easy quiz, and then the hard quiz OR play an instructional game. They will be instructed to use the
“view my results” button to look over what they did wrong. They can keep taking the quizzes (or
playing the games) until they get them all right.

The bulk of the lesson, which includes the “Write About It” tab, will have students find a product that
they would like to buy and write a story about how much it is and how they will save up for it. Each
student will be given a rubric and instructed to think of a product that they would like to buy. The
teacher will then look up the product to ensure it is appropriate for the grade level (Ex: If a student
wants to buy a car, encourage him to think of a cheaper product that way we can work with numbers
in the 100’s.) The teacher will have each individual student copy down how much their product costs.
Then, the students will be instructed to include two different ways that they will use their coins to pay
for their product (Ex: If a student’s product is $85.95, then they would have to include two ways that
they can arrange coins to make the 95 cents.) Throughout the entire lesson, the teacher will be
observing students and always be available for questions.

To conclude, the students will present their stories to the class. The teacher will be evaluating each
student’s story using the rubric, and provide individual student feedback after their presentations.
After the presentation, the teacher could ask, “What are some ways that you would have arranged
your money to pay for Suzie’s product?” This lesson will take 2-3 class periods.

Reflective Practice:
This lesson could extend into other content as well. For example, the video goes into the different
presidents that are present on the face of the coins. The teacher could talk more about who those
people are in the next lesson. If the whole grade level decided to do the same project, then they
could all post their stories to a grade level blog and get feedback from students in other classes. They
could also post it on a school-wide blog, and upper grade levels could provide feedback as well.