Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v4 - KG 2

Lesson Video

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Performance objectives

• Understand addition and subtraction up to 20.
• Solve simple addition problems.
• Solve simple subtraction problems.
• Use objects and drawings to show your work.
• Explain how you solve problems.

Lesson summary

This week, we will learn about something very important that we use every day: money! Money, specifically our Ghanaian Cedi coins, helps us to buy the things we need and want. When you go to the market with your mother to buy tomatoes, she uses money. When you buy 'bofrot' or a fan ice during break time, you use money. Understanding our coins helps us count correctly and know if we have enough to buy our favourite things. It is the first step to becoming smart with money.

Lesson notes

Concept 1: What is Money? Money is what we use to exchange for goods (like food, books, clothes) and services (like paying the 'trotro' driver). In Ghana, our money is called the Cedi and Pesewas. Pesewas (p): These are the smaller units of our money. They are all coins. Cedis (GH₵): These are the larger units. We have both Cedi coins and Cedi notes (paper money).

Think of it like this: Pesewas are like small stones, and if you gather enough of them (100 pesewas), you get one big rock, which is one Cedi. 100 pesewas = 1 Ghana Cedi (GH₵1)

Concept 2: Identifying the Ghanaian Coins Let's learn about each coin. We will look at its colour, size, and the special picture on it. It's good to have real or high-quality plastic coins for the children to see and touch.

| Coin Name | Value | Colour | Key Feature on the Back | Description for Learners | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | One Pesewa | 1p | Copper (brownish) | Adomi Bridge | "This is the smallest money, the one pesewa. It is brown like earth. We don't see it often, but it is our money." | | Five Pesewas | 5p | Copper (brownish) | A man blowing a horn | "This is five pesewas. It is also brown. It is a little bigger. Look for the man with the horn." | | Ten Pesewas | 10p | Silver | A book with a pen | "This is ten pesewas. It is silver in colour. It shows a book, telling us to learn well!" | | Twenty Pesewas | 20p | Silver | A cocoa pod | "This is twenty pesewas. It is also silver. It has a cocoa pod on it. Ghana is famous for cocoa." | | Fifty Pesewas | 50p | Silver | A market woman | "This is fifty pesewas. It is the biggest silver pesewa coin. It shows a market woman, like our mothers." | | One Cedi | GH₵1 | Gold (outer) & Silver (inner) | The Scales of Justice | "This is the powerful one Cedi coin! It has two colours. It is special. It has the scales to show fairness." | | Two Cedis | GH₵2 | Silver (outer) & Gold (inner) | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park | "This is the two Cedi coin. It is the biggest of all. It also has two colours, opposite of the one Cedi coin." |