Found a penny, found a penny, found a penny just now.
It is round and brown and shiny
Found a penny just now.
I see Lincoln, I see Lincoln, our sixteenth president,
On the back is his Memorial
Penny, penny’s worth one cent.

Found a nickel, found a nickel, found a nickel just now.
It is round and fat and silver
Found a nickel just now.
I see Jefferson, I see Jefferson, our third president
On the back his Monticello
Nickel, nickel’s worth five cents.

Found a dime, found a dime, found a dime just now.
It is thin and small and silver,
Found a dime just now.
I see Roosevelt, I see Roosevelt, our thirty-second president
On the back is a torch.
One dime is worth ten cents.

Found a quarter, found a quarter, found a quarter just now.
It’s the largest of all the coins,
Found a quarter just now.
I see Washington, I see Washington, our first president
On the back the bald eagle;
Quarter’s worth twenty-five cents.

Found a dollar, found a dollar, found a dollar just now.
It has a picture of George Washington
And it’s worth one hundred cents.

Five pennies equal a nickel; ten pennies equal a dime.
Twenty-five pennies in a quarter,
Two nickels equal a dime.
Five nickels in a quarter, or a nickel and two dimes;
Four quarters in a dollar
And a dollar equals ten dimes.

Money Song  (“Is Everybody Happy?” CD)

Chorus: 
I like money to buy things at the store.            (Point to self.)
Money, money, money, I always want more!  (Palms up and shake.)

A penny’s worth one cent.            (Hold up 1 finger.)
A nickel’s worth five.                     (Hold up 5 fingers.)
A dime’s worth ten cents.             (Hold up 10 fingers.)
A quarter’s twenty-five.                 (Open and shut hands for 25.)

Chorus

Lincoln’s on one cent.
Jefferson’s on five.
Roosevelt’s on ten cents.
Washington’s on twenty-five.           

Chorus

A building’s on one cent.
A building’s on five.
A torch is on ten cents.
An eagle’s on twenty-five.        

Chorus

Activities:  Have children do rubbings of coins.  Place each coin under a sheet of paper and rub with the side of a crayon.  Who do they see?  What’s it worth?  Let children examine coins with a magnifying glass.  Encourage them to discuss details.  How old is the coin?