Counting Money with The Cat in the Hat!

In this six lesson class students will learn or review counting and making change, how monetary systems developed from barter, to silver and gold, to coins and our current monetary systems. The fun rhymes in the story will be used to encourage discussion. By te end of the course students will be more proficient in counting change and will have an appreciation for how monetary systems have evolved throughout our human history.  By combining the math and the history students will approach this math skill in a fun and novel way. 
Day 1- Introduce the book and begin the story pages 1 and 2 . Talk about the value of American coins 1 cent (penny) 5 cents (nickel) etc.... and do some simple addition and subtraction of coins to assess where each child's understanding is in relation to this topic. 
Day 2- Barter (pp.3-8) Read. Discuss. Play a game involving both barter and counting coins. 
Day 3- Use of metals for trade- melting down metals into coins. (pp. 9-16) Practice Counting up to $1.00 using various coins. 
Day 4-Minting Coins (pp. 17-18) Activity- making coins. 
Day 5- Different currencies around the world. (pp. 19-24) Practice making change. 
Day 6- United States Currency through the years (pp. 25-35). Assess Student progress and review coin value, counting coins and making change.