Three Important Hints for Money on MathLine

Money/Making Change – Important Hints Are tens always red? and Are nickels always blue? Are nickels always blue?

Money/Making Change – Important Hints NO

Hint # 1 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Tell students: Nickels are always groups of 5 Dimes are always groups of 10

Hint # 1 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Put 30 on MathLine ¢ 30

Hint # 1 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Show as a quarter and a nickel? 30

Hint # 1 Money/Making Change – Important Hints See the nickel is red

Money/Making Change – Important Hints Students may struggle to see coins that start on one bar and continue on the next. REMEMBER OUR RULE!

Hint # 2 Money/Making Change – Important Hints If we start a group on one bar, It continues on the next. It is true for money/coins too!

Hint # 2 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Again, put 30 on MathLine, show as dimes

Hint # 2 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Hint Continue to the next bar for group.

Hint # 2 Money/Making Change – Important Hints If a group that represents a coin starts on one bar, imagine an invisible line imagine an invisible line connecting to the group on the next bar representing the remaining value of that coin.

Money/Making Change – Important Hints Subtract a dime from ¢

Hint # 3 Money/Making Change – Important Hints When subtracting on MathLine, Count out the rings.

Money/Making Change – Important Hints Some students will want to reach for the red ring, thus subtracting 11, not 10

Hint # 3 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Count out the rings when subtracting on MathLine 10

Hint # 3 Money/Making Change – Important Hints Leaving ¢