Math Poems/April Poetry Month
One Penny
One Penny
One a penny,
One a penny,
Two a penny,
Two a penny,
Three a penny,
Three a penny,
More,
More,
Four a penny,
Four a penny,
Five a penny,
Five a penny,
That's a nickel more.
That's a nickel more.
Six a penny,
Six a penny,
Seven a penny,
Seven a penny,
Eight a penny,
Eight a penny,
More,
More,
Nine a penny,
Nine a penny,
Ten a penny,
Ten a penny,
Nine more makes a dollar,
Nine more makes a dollar,
For the Dollar Store!
For the Dollar Store!
April is poetry month.
April is poetry month.
Enjoy a few poems about our American coins.
Enjoy a few poems about our American coins.
Four Bright Coins
Four Bright Coins
4 bright coins shining at me,
4 bright coins shining at me,
The 1st one said, "I'm a penny you see."
The 1st one said, "I'm a penny you see."
The 2nd one said, "How do you do?
The 2nd one said, "How do you do?
I'm called a nickel, and I'm bigger than you!"
I'm called a nickel, and I'm bigger than you!"
The 3rd one said, "You're both small stuff,
The 3rd one said, "You're both small stuff,
If you want to buy something, you're not enough!
If you want to buy something, you're not enough!
But look at me, I'm small, and I shine,
But look at me, I'm small, and I shine,
I can buy something cuz I'm a dime."
I can buy something cuz I'm a dime."
The last coin looked at them all and laughed,
The last coin looked at them all and laughed,
"All of you together don't measure up to me.
"All of you together don't measure up to me.
Cuz I'm a quarter, can't you see?
Cuz I'm a quarter, can't you see?
penny Coins poem.pdfDid you know...
Did you know...
Our pennies have changed?
Our pennies have changed?
The United States Mint stopped making pennies out of copper back in 1982 because it was literally too expensive to mint each penny. The penny cost more than a penny to make!
The United States Mint stopped making pennies out of copper back in 1982 because it was literally too expensive to mint each penny. The penny cost more than a penny to make!
What can you learn from this table?
What can you learn from this table?
penny table.pdf