C: Additional Activities

The following are all possible adaptations to Naw-Po's lesson plan # 4.

1. Listening grids

In the sample lesson plan, the learner was required to point at the coin when the tutor said the name (or the worth) of the coin. With a learner who cannot yet write but needs additional practice to improve manual dexterity, the tutor may have chosen to have the learner circle the amount she heard from a list.

The following grid could be used in this type of exercise.

2. Concentration Cards

For additional reinforcement, the learner may want to play "concentration". In the "reflections" section of the lesson plan, you will notice that Naw-Po needs some additional practice writing words such as penny, nickel and dime.

In order to get additional practice writing the words, the tutor could have Naw-Po write each word on its own cue card. Another set of cue cards could be made by the tutor, which has pictures of each coin on it.

Steps:

• Take the two sets of cards and place them upside down (written word face down) on a table. These cards will be placed in random order.
• Flip one card over and say the amount or the name of the coin.
• Flip another card over and say the amount or name of the coin. If there is a matching pair, keep them. If the cards do not match, put them upside down again.
• Repeat the process. The person with the most matched pairs wins!