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2nd Grade Magic of Math Unit 5 Instructional Slides: Money, Counting Coins, and Financial Literacy

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Make teaching money and financial literacy clear, visual, and engaging with these 2nd Grade Magic of Math Unit 5 Instructional Slides. These slides are designed to pair directly with the Magic of Math 2nd Grade Unit 5 printable curriculum, giving you visual support for each day's mini lesson as students learn to count coins, find the value of money, and apply money skills in real-world situations.

Each daily slide deck follows a predictable structure, including the objective, word problem, vocabulary, mini-lesson, activity directions, and independent practice, so students always know what they are learning and what comes next.

What the Instructional Slides Cover

Week 1: Identifying & Counting Coins
Students identify coins, learn their values, and use skip counting strategies to count collections of coins.

Week 2: Value of Money
Students determine and compare the value of money while practicing with different combinations of coins and bills.

Week 3: Money Word Problems, Saving & Spending
Students solve real-world money problems while exploring saving, spending, deposits, and withdrawals.

Week 4: Personal Financial Literacy
Students build an understanding of saving and spending, goods and services, producers and consumers, wants and needs, and borrowing and lending.

Designed to Pair with the Printable Unit

These instructional slides are a companion to 2nd Grade Magic of Math Unit 5. They support the daily mini lessons and instruction included in the printable curriculum rather than replacing the full unit.

Use the slides to introduce new skills, model money strategies, guide math discussions, and give clear directions before students move into the hands-on activities, partner games, and independent practice included in Magic of Math.

What's Included

  • 4 weeks of instructional slides in Canva
  • Daily objectives and word problems
  • Vocabulary and mini-lesson slides
  • Activity and independent practice direction slides
  • A teacher guide with tips for using the slides

Perfect For

  • Whole group math instruction
  • Daily money mini lessons
  • Modeling how to count coins and bills
  • Solving money word problems together
  • Teaching financial literacy vocabulary
  • Guided math discussions

These 2nd grade money instructional slides help keep your lessons organized and connected while giving students the visual support they need to build strong money skills.

Meet the creators
Hope King

Hope King

Founder & CEO, Get Your Teach On
Hope taught in the classroom for 13 years before co-founding Get Your Teach On with her husband, Wade. She co-created Magic of Math, Write On!, and Engagement Made Easy with Amy Lemons.
  • ✓Taught grades 1st–6th
  • ✓Master’s in Reading
  • ✓Orton-Gillingham certified
  • ✓Co-Author of The Wild Card
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Amy Lemons

Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author
Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.
  • ✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
  • ✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
  • ✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade
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