We love studying all about Helen Keller in our Year 3 (Grade 2) classroom. A few years ago I created a new lesson on this amazing woman (inspired by this website). HK is on the Alabama state quarter because she is an inspirational person. I asked my students to think about someone who inspired them and to talk about it at home with their parents. We get all kinds of responses-- Benjamin Franklin, Barrack Obama, Michael Jackson, Queen Elizabeth, Katy Perry. Once they had their ideas, they would write a short paragraph about why they chose that person. The last thing they would do was draw their person into an outline of a quarter. Well, all those ideas went pear-shaped when we discovered this free app called Face on Coins. I have no idea why such an app would exist, except that it fits our lesson perfectly! It takes the lesson to a whole new level. Even better? It's free! Even more better? It's easy to use! All students need to do is find a picture of their inspirational person and load it into the app. They can choose their own coin colour and shape and add in a brief description. My kids absolutely loved it and even went home and made more! What a great way to get your students thinking about who has done amazing things and who we can all learn from.
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| Here's an example of one of my student's Face on Coins. |
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