| Grade Levels: 2 and 3 | |||
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| Title | Description | Skills | Curriculum Connection |
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Plinky's Create-A-Card (Level 2 and Just for Fun) |
Kids create a greeting card for friends or family using a virtual "allowance." |
Coin Identification Value comparison Two-digit addition and subtraction Basic multiplication |
Mathematics |
| Puzzle Mint | Kids race the clock to complete this puzzle based on the 50 State Quarters Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Time awareness Reasoning Problem Solving |
Social Studies Geography |
| Cents of Color | Kids use the mouse and online activity to color images of coins from the 50 State Quarter Program and explore the state designs and their significance. |
Hand-eye coordination Visual awareness Fine motor skills Color sense |
Social Studies Geography |
| Making Change | Kids create their own coin images from supplied options. |
Coin Identification Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Basic mouse functions such as drag and drop |
Mathematics |
| Golden-Dollar Puzzle | Kids race the clock to complete this puzzle based on the Sacagawea Golden Dollar. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Time awareness Reasoning Problem solving |
Social Studies |
| Dollar Dive | While trying to escape Sea Monster, kids help Plinky dive for Presidential $1 coins. |
Coin Identification Hand-eye coordination Time awareness and management Fine motor skills |
Mathematics |
| Break the Bank |
Kids answer coin trivia questions to fill a piggy bank and then break it open. Learn more about coin collecting at the Coin Collector's Workshop. |
Fine motor skills Fact recall Basic drag-and-drop mouse functions |
Social Studies Language Arts |
| Tools of the Trade |
Kids Help Inspector Collector correctly separate his coin collecting tools from plumbing tools. Learn more about coin collecting at the Coin Collector's Workshop. |
Fine motor skills Fact recall Identification and grouping Basic drag-and-drop mouse functions |
Numismatics Financial Literacy |
| Quarter Explorer | This fun adventure explores the states and their 50 State Quarters Program designs. Bill the Mint Buffalo guides kids through activities and state trivia questions. Three levels of difficulty allow students to progress through the game as skills increase. |
Multi-step directions Fine motor skills Map awareness Fact recall Identification skills |
Social Studies Geography |
| Presidential Portraits | Kids will test their knowledge of the presidents that are featured on U.S. coins. This activity can be used in conjunction with Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans. |
Fine motor skills Fact recall Basic drag-and-drop mouse functions |
Social Studies |
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Lincoln Words (Level 2) |
Kids choose from up to three levels and four categories to find the hidden words about Abraham Lincoln. |
Word Identification Coin Recognition Fine motor skills Hand-eye coordination |
Language Arts Social Studies |
| Hoop and Darts | Based on a game originally played by Native Americans, in this electronic version, each player throws darts through a swinging hoop in order to win the other player's darts. Find more information, lesson plans, and classroom resources related to the Native American $1 Coin Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
Social Studies Language Arts |
| Wishing Well | Kids make wishes with virtual coins and Goldie answers. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
All Ages Just for Fun |
| Coin Olympics | Kids feeling adventurous after reading about the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Commemorative Coins can help the H.I.P. Pocket Change Pals compete in three winter Olympics sporting events while earning points for performance. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
All Ages Just for Fun |
| Painters' Studio | Students paint the quarters from the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. Learn more about the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Visual awareness Fine motor skills Color sense |
Social Studies |
| Franklin's Try-N-Fly | Help Minty the Mint Robot steer his kite through a lightning storm, just as Ben Franklin did over two hundred years ago, then assemble a snake that represents the unity of the colonies. To learn more about Ben, check out the 2006 Ben Franklin Commemorative Coins Program. |
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
Social Studies All Ages Just for Fun |
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