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Features

A unit that comes from state standards (Common Core has no 1st grade money or patterns)
Forms A and B ask the same questions with different coins and numbers
Name pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and write what each coin is worth with the cent sign
Count rows of one kind of coin and groups of dimes, nickels and pennies to 99¢
Pick out income and needs, and sort spend, save and share
Continue repeating patterns and name them with letters, draw the next step of a growing pattern, and continue number patterns
The test goes coins first, then the Texas money lessons, then patterns, so a class can take only the parts its state teaches
Answer keys name the lesson and skill of every question

Skills Covered

Name pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
Write what a coin is worth with the cent sign
Count pennies, nickels or dimes by 1s, 5s and 10s
Count dimes, nickels and pennies to 99¢

Tell income from a gift and needs from wants
Tell spending, saving and sharing apart
Continue repeating and growing patterns
Continue number patterns that add or take away

How to Use This Pack

The unit test on money and patterns. Pages 1 and 2 are Form A. Pages 3 and 4 are Form B: the same questions in the same order with different coins and numbers, for a retake, a make-up or a second seating. Each form has 11 questions, one point each, and a Score line on its first page. Coins are drawn at their true sizes next to each other, heads and tails, and every group to count holds only dimes, nickels and pennies. The pre-check and the unit review are packs of their own.

In the Classroom

Give Form A the day after the unit review. This unit comes from state standards. Questions 1 and 2 (naming coins and their values) are 1st grade in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Question 3 (counting one kind of coin) is in all of those but Georgia, and questions 4 and 5 (mixed groups of coins) are in Florida, Indiana and Texas. Questions 6 to 8 (income, needs and wants, spend, save and share) are Texas lessons. Question 9 (repeating patterns) is in Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia, question 10 (growing patterns) in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia, and question 11 (number patterns) in Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma and Virginia. Leave out the parts your state does not teach and score out of the questions you give.

At Home

Use Form B as a check after the unit. Empty a pocket or a coin jar and count the coins together, dimes first, then nickels, then pennies. Look for patterns at home, like tiles, socks or stairs, and ask what comes next.

Tips for Success

Read the questions aloud for students who are still learning to read
A dime is the smallest coin, but it is worth more than a penny or a nickel
Count dimes by 10s, then nickels by 5s, then pennies by 1s
For a pattern, find the part that repeats or how much each step grows
Use Form B as a retake after reteaching what was missed

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

2.MD.C.8 Solve story problems with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills, writing amounts with the $ and ¢ signs.

1st Grade Money and Patterns Test

1st Grade1st Grade Math Curriculum

The unit test on money and patterns, in two forms, A and B. Students name and count coins to 99¢, pick out income and needs, sort spending, saving and sharing, and continue patterns.

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What’s Included

The unit test in two forms, A and B (11 questions each)
Answer keys that name each question's lesson and skill (8 pages in all)

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