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  • Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting out the total value for a set of coins can be very challenging for students who struggle with money. Here is a video showing how to use a WORD document table a former colleague and I created to support students in a life skills class. The video shows how this handout is used but…

  • Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting Out Value of Coins

    Counting out the total value of a set of coins can be challenging for some students. A strategy to address this is a modified 100s chart with images of coins and decimal values. Versions of handouts There are 4 versions, listed in the order I used them with my students. I suggest you start with…

  • Online Math Games

    Here are a variety of online math game sites I have used over the years. Break is coming up for many districts. Maybe these can fill the void and allow some learning. Several address other content areas as well. I have also used these games for break times at school to keep students working on…

  • Data Collection for IEP Objectives

    Data Collection for IEP Objectives

    Here is an example of what data collection can look like. (The IEP objective should have been indicated on here as well.) It shows the data, any prompting from the teacher (P with a circle around it), notes and at the bottom is 3/9 for 33% correct. Also note that I was working on finding…

  • Counting Out Total Value of Coins

    Counting Out Total Value of Coins

    The chart shown in the photo below was created and used by my former co-teacher and I to teach students in a high school life skills program how to count out the total value for coins (dimes, nickels and pennies). Here is how we implemented it. The students are given a pile of coins, set…