The Brick Math Lesson of the Month for February 2024 helps students learn the value of coins by modeling with bricks. It’s in Brick Math Basic Measurement Using LEGO® Bricks. Typically, coin values are introduced in 2nd or 3rd grade. To get the February 2024 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, “Coin Values,” plus a new lesson each month, click here. Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.
In the lesson, one penny is modeled by one 1×1 brick. Five 1×1 bricks model a nickel, ten 1×1 bricks model a dime, and so on. The lesson goes on to have students identify the total amount of money shown by their brick models. They learn the value of each coin as well as how to add up values of several coins. So simple, and so effective!
Brick Math is a complete math curriculum for kindergarten through 8th grade that models the math with bricks. The curriculum is divided into 13 separate content areas: Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Basic Fractions, Basic Measurement, Fraction Multiplication, Fraction Division, Advanced Measurement and Geometry, Decimals, Data and Statistics, and Pre-Algebra. Students can start anywhere in the curriculum. It can be used as a complete math curriculum or brought in as a supplement to help students who aren’t having math success with other programs.
Brick Math works in many applications: for homeschooling, math intervention, enrichment, and as a whole-school program. Materials are simple and affordable.
If you are a math teacher or a parent with a student at home who is learning K-8th grade math, check brickmath.com. The website includes videos for both teacher training and direct instruction of students. You can learn more about how Brick Math improves students’ math test scores and hear what people who are using Brick Math have to say about the program.
If you are a math teacher or a parent with a student at home who is learning K-8th grade math, check brickmath.com. The website includes videos for both teacher training and direct instruction of students. You can learn more about how Brick Math improves students’ math test scores and hear what people who are using Brick Math have to say about the program.
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