Today's Classroom Activities :

Celebrate National Coin Week

Presidential Coins
Social Studies During National Coin Week (April 20-26) take your students to www.usmint.gov to investigate the new program to introduce one dollar coins back into circulation. Find out what Presidents will be featured first. Are the students coin collectors? How do they feel about the new quarters and dollar coins?

Counting Coins
Math This game can be played with two or three players. You will need a die from a board game and a collection of pennies and nickels. To play, each person will roll the die. He or she will then count the number of dots displayed and collect that same amount in coins. As the players gain five pennies, they can be turned in for nickels. The first player to collect 25 cents wins the round.

More Than Coins
Social Studies Take your students to the American Numismatic Association website at www.money.org and tour a museum of coins from various parts of the country. Divide into groups to research coins from Denver, tokens that were only minted to be souvenirs for the hobby and purpose of coin collecting. Invite a local collector or banker to class to show and discuss various types of coins. Why are some old coins worth more than others? Why are some coins taken out of circulation? What does the currency used by a society tell you about that society?

Worldwide Coins
Social Studies/Math Ask students and teachers to bring in coins from other countries. When possible, have the student explain the monetary system of that country. If it is unknown, do some class research. Learn what the exchange rates are on the day the class is held.