Quarter Quest Teacher Guide
Quarter Quest
Teacher Facilitation Guide
45 Minutes
Objective
Students will skip count by 25s up to 200 ($2.00) using proper money notation (e.g., $0.25, $0.50).
Materials
- Mission Quarters Slides
- Quarter Grid (100-Chart)
- Coin Counter Worksheet
- Physical quarters (optional, for hands-on support)
Key Concepts
The Rule of 4:
"Four quarters is a dollar."
The Pattern:
25 → 50 → 75 → 00 (Dollar)
Notation:
Using the $ sign and decimal point consistently.
Lesson Flow
5 Min
Warm-up: Base-10 to Base-25
Review counting by 10s. Ask: "If we count by 25s, will we say more or fewer numbers to reach 100?"
10 Min
Video Launch: Counting Songs
Watch the Scratch Garden video. Use the provided pause points for discussion.
20 Min
Activity: The Quarter Grid
Use the Hundred Chart to find patterns, then complete the Coin Counter Worksheet.
10 Min
Closure: Rapid Fire Circle Game
"25... 50... 75... Dollar!" The student who says 'Dollar' sits down.
Video Guided Discussion
Pause Point 1: 0:33 Basics
"Four quarters is a dollar."
Question: Why do we call this coin a 'quarter'? (A: It is one quarter of a dollar—it takes 4 pieces to make a whole!)
Pause Point 2: 0:47 Transitions
"First dollar reached."
Question: We just hit $1.00. If we add one more quarter, how many cents do we have? How do we write that with a dollar sign? (A: $1.25)
Pause Point 3: 1:15 Pattern Recognition
"Reached two dollars."
Question: Look at the cents part (the last two digits). It went 25, 50, 75, 00... then 25, 50, 75, 00 again! Do you think this pattern will ever change as we count to $100?
Pause Point 4: 2:03 Big Picture
"The full 5-dollar grid."
Question: Look at the rows. There are 4 quarters in each row. Each row is $1.00. How could we use multiplication to count this total?
Activity Facilitation
1. The 100-Chart Search
Give students the 100-chart. Ask them to locate 25, 50, 75, and 100. Have them notice the physical distance between these numbers. "Every quarter jump is 25 steps!"
2. Coin Counter Worksheet
Students transition to money notation. Emphasize that $0.25 is the same as 25¢. Model writing $1.00 correctly with the decimal point.
3. Rapid Fire Game
Stand in a circle. Keep the pace brisk. If a student hesitates, help them by looking back at the 100-chart or worksheet.
Mission Quarters Slides
Mission: Money
QUARTER
QUEST
Skip Counting by 25s to Two Dollars
Mission Warm-Up
Review: Counting by 10s
102030405060708090100!
"If we count by 25s, will we get to 100 faster or slower than counting by 10s?"
Video Launch
Scratch Garden
Embedded media
CLAP on every DOLLAR amount! ($1.00, $2.00...)
Mission Check 1
Time: 0:33
"Four Quarters is a Dollar"
Why do we call this coin a "quarter"?
25¢
25¢
25¢
25¢
Writing Quarters
Cents Sign
25¢
Dollar Sign
$0.25
Don't forget the decimal point! It separates the Dollars from the Cents.
The Magic Pattern
25
Start
50
Middle
75
Almost
00
Dollar!
Every time you add a dollar, the cents pattern starts over from 25!
Mission Tasks
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The Quarter Grid
Look at your Hundred Chart. Find 25, 50, 75, and 100. Circle them with your favorite color!
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Coin Counter
Write the values inside each coin using the $ sign and decimal point. Go all the way to $2.00!
RAPID FIRE!
The Circle Game
25
Student A
50
Student B
75
Student C
$1.00
SIT DOWN!
Quarter Grid Hundred Chart
The Quarter Grid
Mission Resource: Skip Counting Mission
Student Name
Mission Task: Circle the numbers we use when counting by quarters: 25, 50, 75, and 100.
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Mission Observations
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How many numbers did you skip between each circled box?
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What do you notice about the column that has 50 and 100?
