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The Money Song
Dr. Jean
This song is available on Dr. Jean's Is Everybody Happy?
Chorus:
I like money to buy things at the store.
(Point to self.)
Money, money, money, I always want more!
(Palms up and shake.)
A penny's worth one cent.
(Hold up 1 finger.)
(Hold up 1 finger.)
A nickel's worth five.
(Hold up 5 fingers.)
(Hold up 5 fingers.)
A dime's worth ten cents.
(Hold up 10 fingers.)
(Hold up 10 fingers.)
A quarter's twenty-five.
Chorus
(Open and shut hands for 25.)
(Open and shut hands for 25.)
Lincoln's on one cent.
Jefferson's on five.
Roosevelt's on ten cents.
Washington's on twenty-five.
Chorus
A building's on one cent.
A building's on five.
A torch is on ten cents.
An eagle's on twenty-five.
Chorus
Activities:
Enlarge pictures of coins and hold up as you sing. Have children do rubbings of coins. Place each coin under a sheet of paper and rub with the side of a crayon. Who do they see? What's it worth? Let children examine coins with a magnifying glass. Encourage them to discuss details. How old is the coin?
Enlarge pictures of coins and hold up as you sing. Have children do rubbings of coins. Place each coin under a sheet of paper and rub with the side of a crayon. Who do they see? What's it worth? Let children examine coins with a magnifying glass. Encourage them to discuss details. How old is the coin?
This song is available on Dr. Jean's Is Everybody Happy?
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Many thanks to Dr. Jean Feldman for permission to display her lyrics and activities.
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