Math
1 - 3 Money Madness 1 - 6 Parachute Math
1 - 6 Addition Stations 1 - 6 Place Value Tag
1 - 6 Number Rally 2 - 3 Place Value Throwing

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PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Jason Wright
Activity Grade Level
Money Madness 1 - 3
Equipment Needs 0ne hula hoop in the center of playing area. Various amount of play change or coins for money.
Facility/Playground Needs
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

To practice locomotor movements, rotating positions, teamwork and problem solving.

Allows children to practice recognizing and adding money.

Teaching Hints:

Description:
  1. Divide the class into 4 groups of 3-5 children in each group.
  2. Place the hula hoop in the center of the playing area. Put all the coins inside the hoop scattered randomly.
  3. The teacher calls go each team, one child at a time, races out the center hula hoop (the bank) and grabs one coin from the pile. They bring it back to the base or hide-out and then the next person goes out the center hula hoop.
  4. After several minutes the teacher calls STOP and each team counts up their money.
Alternatives/Modifications
  • play a round where the most money from a team wins.
  • play a round where the least money wins.
  • play a round where only pennies are taken or quarters etc...
  • play a round where the team closest to $1.00 wins the round.
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