Unit Title: Basic Money Skills for Students with Developmental Disabilities

Unit Overview: This unit aims to teach students with developmental disabilities basic money skills, including counting money, making change with coins and bills, and understanding basic money vocabulary. The unit will incorporate a variety of resources, including videos, worksheets, and interactive activities, to cater to different learning styles and abilities.

Unit Objectives: 1. Students will be able to count money accurately. 2. Students will be able to make change using coins and bills. 3. Students will understand and use basic money vocabulary. 4. Students will engage in interactive activities to reinforce money skills.

Lesson 1: Counting Money - Introduce different coins and their values (penny, nickel, dime, quarter). - Demonstrate how to count money using real coins. - Use videos to reinforce counting money skills: - Video 1: “Counting Coins” (link: [insert link]) - Video 2: “Counting Money Song” (link: [insert link]) - Provide worksheets for practice: - Worksheet 1: “Counting Coins” (link: [insert link]) - Worksheet 2: “Counting Money Word Problems” (link: [insert link])

Lesson 2: Making Change with Coins and Bills - Introduce different bills and their values (dollar, five dollars, ten dollars). - Demonstrate how to make change using coins and bills. - Use videos to reinforce making change skills: - Video 1: “Making Change with Coins and Bills” (link: [insert link]) - Video 2: “Making Change Song” (link: [insert link]) - Provide worksheets for practice: - Worksheet 1: “Making Change with Coins” (link: [insert link]) - Worksheet 2: “Making Change with Bills” (link: [insert link])

Lesson 3: Basic Money Vocabulary - Introduce basic money vocabulary words (currency, savings, spending, budget). - Use videos to reinforce money vocabulary: - Video 1: “Money Vocabulary for Kids” (link: [insert link]) - Video 2: “Money Vocabulary Song” (link: [insert link]) - Provide worksheets for practice: - Worksheet 1: “Money Vocabulary Matching” (link: [insert link]) - Worksheet 2: “Money Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks” (link: [insert link])

Interactive Activities: 1. Classroom Activity: “Money Store” - Set up a pretend store in the classroom with various items and price tags. - Provide students with play money and ask them to “buy” items, counting the money and making correct change. - Encourage role-playing and communication skills during the activity.

1. Online Activity: “Money Math Games” - Provide students with access to online money math games, such as: - Game 1: “Counting Money Game” (link: [insert link]) - Game 2: “Making Change Game” (link: [insert link]) - Monitor students’ progress and provide support as needed.

Assessment: - Conduct periodic assessments to evaluate students’ progress in counting money, making change, and understanding money vocabulary. - Use a combination of written assessments, observation during interactive activities, and online game performance to assess students’ skills.

Note: Adapt the resources and activities as per the specific needs and abilities of the students with developmental disabilities.