LET’S LEARN ABOUT MONEY!

With Mrs. Munsell’s first grade class

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Facts about money

•Money is used to pay for various goods and services.

•Money usually takes the form of coins, banknotes, and bank balances.

•Many countries have their own currency, while some use a shared currency.

•The currency most traded around the world is the United States dollar.

•Money isn’t made out of paper, it’s actually made out of linen.

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Click on a coin or bill to learn more about it.

One dollar bill

Five dollar bill

Ten dollar bill

Twenty dollar bill

Quarter

Nickel

Dime

Penny

Review Question

The One Dollar Bill

•The US one dollar bill is paper money worth one hundred US cents.

•The front of the one dollar bill shows a picture of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.

•The back of the one dollar bill shows the word “one” flanked by two circles.

•One dollar is written $1.00

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The Five Dollar Bill

•The five dollar bill is paper money worth 500 US cents.

•The front of the five dollar bill features the portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America.

•The back of the five dollar bill shows the Lincoln Memorial.

•Five dollars is written $5.00

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The Ten Dollar Bill

•The ten dollar bill is paper money worth 1,000 US cents.

•The front of the ten dollar bill contains the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the founding father of the United States.

•The back of the ten dollar bill features the United States Treasury.

•Ten dollars is written $10.00

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The Twenty Dollar Bill

•The twenty dollar bill is paper money worth 2,000 US cents.

•The front of the twenty dollar bill features Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States of America.

•The back of the twenty dollar bill features the White House.

•Twenty dollars is written $20.00

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The Quarter

•The quarter is a US coin worth twenty five cents or $0.25

•Four quarters make one dollar.

•The front of the coin features the profile of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

•On the back of a quarter you will see the presidential coat of arms (an eagle with outstretched wings).

• In 1999, the US Mint began producing a series of 50 state quarters.

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The Dime

•The dime is a US coin worth ten cents or $0.10

•On the front of a dime you will find a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States.

•On the back you will find a picture of a torch representing Liberty.

•A dime is the same as ten pennies.

•Ten dimes is one dollar.

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The Nickel

•The nickel is a US coin worth five cents or $0.05

•On the front of a nickel you will find a picture of Thomas Jefferson.

•On the back of a nickel you will find a picture of Jefferson’s house called Monticello.

•A nickel is the same as five pennies.

•20 nickels equals one dollar.

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The Penny

•The penny is a US coin worth one cent or $0.01

•On the front of a penny you will see Abraham Lincoln.

•On the back you will find a picture of the Lincoln Memorial.

•100 pennies equals one dollar.

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Review Question

This coin has a picture of a torch on the back.

A) Dime

B) Quarter

C) Nickel

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The dime has a picture of a torch on the back.

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The quarter has a picture of an eagle on the back.

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The back of the nickel features a picture of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s house.

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Congratulations! You have completed the lesson on money.

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