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See a
Penny, Pick it Up…
A school-wide
penny drive is a great way to get your whole school involved in raising
money for the construction of the National World War II Memorial. In
the same way that Americans collected metal scraps and animal fat to
contribute to the war effort during the 1940s, students today can help
build the World War II Memorial by collecting pennies.
Ask each
classroom to set up some container for collecting pennies and encourage
all students and staff bring their pennies to school and place them in
the designated container. At end of each day or each week, have each
class tally the total number of the pennies that they have collected.
Each teacher may wish to appoint a different pair of bankers each week.
If a local bank in your community is willing to work with your school,
you may have each class make a weekly or bi-weekly deposit. This
exercise will help teach students the principles of banking and the
importance of saving, in addition to basic math skills. At the end of
the penny drive, calculate the school total and offer prizes, like pizza
or ice-cream parties, to the winning classes on each grade level. If
you find the surrounding community receptive, you may be able to find
local sponsors who will agree to match student contributions for a
select grade level. When the drive is closed, you could host a victory
celebration where the local bank presents a check to the school
president or principal for donation to the World War II Memorial
Fund.
As your class
is collecting pennies, you can create all kinds of math activities. For
example, students can estimate how many pennies it would take, laying
them end to end, to cover one mile; how many pennies it would take,
stacked one on top of the other, to reach an eight-foot high ceiling; or
how far a penny could travel when rolled on its side. Let your
imagination run wild–the activities are endless!
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2. Get in the Swing!
3. Community Night
4. Helping on the Home Front
5. See a Penny, Pick it Up...
6. Candy Counter
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