Coins and their names!

Ms. Masland’s 2nd Grade Class

Why are we learning about coins?

• Money is important all over the world!• Every country uses money everyday!• Money is used for many of the things we do

everyday. Can you think of any?

U.S. Coins

• Each coin has a name.• We use four main coins in our country.• They are different sizes and have different

values.• Let’s take a look at them one by one!

The Penny• The Penny is a very common coin.• We often see them on the ground and pick

them up for good luck!• Compared to the other coins it is a little

different. It is made out of copper, which stands out!

The Nickel

• The Nickel is silver in color like to of the other coins.

• It is larger than the penny and has smooth edges.

The Dime

• The Dime is smaller than the nickel, but is worth more!

• It is silver in color, and has ridges around the edges.

The Quarter• The Quarter is larger than all of the other

coins.• It is silver and has small ridges along the edge

like the nickel.• It is worth more than all of the other coins we

have talked about!

All of the coins together!

• Let’s look at all of the coins below.• With them in a line, we can better see how big

they are compared to each other.