Summary
A money song from Hap Palmer's Count, Add, Subtract collection. Children learn how coins add up — how many pennies make a nickel — a friendly first look at counting money.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This Hap Palmer song teaches a math idea through music.
- What math were we practicing in this song?
- Where could you use this outside of the song?
- Can you show the answer with your fingers or with objects?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: penny, nickel, dime, coin, count.
Try it: Sing along, then use real or paper coins to show how five pennies make a nickel. How many pennies make a dime?