Inquiry about Currency Around the World

Our dollar bill also referred to as a buck has George Washington the first president.  Not all of our bills have Presidents but several do.  Our coins are penny (1cent) nickel (5cents), dime (10 cents), quarter (25 cents), half dollar or fifty cent piece (50 cents.  Four quarters make a dollar.  10 dimes make a dollar.

 

This week we’ve had the opportunity to learn about currency from some of our blogging friends from around the world in their project Our World, Our Numbers.  http://ourworldournumbers.edublogs.org/2013/02/25/australian-currency/

 

We had already been solving word problems with money the previous week so this fit into our extended global learning about other countries and their money.

We loved the Canadian video about their coins, Mrs. Yollis’s video about the President’s and coins in America.  We discovered that our bills are not as colorful as they are in other parts of the world.  They are called bucks or bills here and notes in some places.  We liked seeing our friends in Middleham shopping in an actual store.   We can’t just take a walk and go to the store at our school.   We have to plan months in advance for a couple of field trips per year then we send home a permission slip for parents to give permission to go and then we travel by bus to our destination.  We thought New Zealand and Australia both had colorful money.

This is a local ad for groceries in our area.   Prices vary each week and by different stores.

 

 

We played some games and learned more about money at this site from the US Mint.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/

 

We decided to look at the British Museum video about the history of money.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/channel/kids/young_explorers_videos/video_a_history_of_money.aspx

 

 

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  1. Hi Roadrunners
    We’re glad you liked our little video! We also need permission to go out of school, however we live in a small town where most people know each other, and it’s a relaxed and friendly place. We still need permission and have to undertake a risk assessment first though! I’m glad that you find the Our World, Our Numbers site interesting. I found out things about our currency that I didn’t know, as well as finding out about other currencies around the world! I had to go on-line to investigate whether we have a £100 note. We don’t in England, but they do in Scotland!
    Your friends in England,
    Mrs Monaghan & A Room with a View

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