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To support their current IB unit, first grade artists got to design their own money! First we looked at the design on our American money. We looked at the symbols and what they each represented, and talked about the important and respected leaders that are pictured. We watched this video explaining how money is made: Next we looked at some money from other places. We compared the symbols pictured on their money to the images represented on ours. Some of the money had buildings on it, some had people, and some had animals! We decided that when a country chooses what designs to put on their money, they are communicating what they think is important and what they consider valuable. South Africa's money Australia's money Indonesia's money Malaysia's money Papua New Guinea's money Next, students designed their own money! They could use a place that really existed, or they could make up their own land. The example I drew for them was for South Carolina money, and the symbols I chose were a palmetto tree, peaches, the beach, and the mountains.
Students loved coming up with their own ideas! Here are just a few examples:
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