Cross Curricular

Cross Curricular

Jingle Jangle: Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills with Coins

Coins are everywhere. A child's first contact with money is often linked to the cold feel of metal, alongwith the jingle jangle of this new treasure in his or her pocket.Many families have them from past journeys or a relative's keen collecting. They serve as the inspiration for a complete lesson, either in Social Science or English. While children begin studying coins and notes in the second year of Primary, this activity really piques their...