Poetry Can be Used as a Teaching Method
by This poem is a fun way to teach children about money.
The quarter is worth 25 cents;
It is silver and round and a little bit dense.
The nickel is worth five cents and won’t pay for a big meal;
But, it is made of nickel-plated steel.
The dime is the smallest of the coin family;
It will pay for a 10 cent fee.
The penny is supposed to bring you good luck;
It is worth one cent out of a buck.
That’s 1% of a dollar;
And if you put it on your head; it may make you a little taller.
The dollar is made out of denim material;
You can fold it up like a boat and make it float in your cereal.
On the face of the quarter is George Washington’s head;
To Martha Washington; he was wed.
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt is on the face of the dime;
If you steal a piece of candy worth ten cents; it is still a crime.
Thomas Jefferson’s face is on the nickel;
On your big Mac; that may pay for an extra slice of pickle.
On the face of the penny is honest Abraham Lincoln;
Honest Abe did a lot of thinkin’.
For, he was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation;
So that, from slavery; African-Americans could take a vacation.
The dollar is worth 100 pennies;
But, it won’t even pay for a small meal at Denny’s.
On the dollar; Washington faces to the right;
He had wooden teeth with which to take apple bites.
On the five dollar bill; Lincoln is revered;
You can recognize him by his smokestack-looking hat and beard.
On the ten dollar bill is Alexander Hamilton, who was the secretary of the treasury department;
I would like to have many tens in my glove compartment.
On the twenty dollar bill is Andrew Jackson, who is not related to the Michael Jackson who sang “Black or White”;
Michael Jackson had vitiligo; which is why it was easy to see him at night.
If you have a bigger bill than a twenty; you must be pretty wealthy;
You can pay for a lot of turkey burgers, which are healthy!
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