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Unit Plan
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All About Money

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Money in the Piggy Bank

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
It's time to crack open that piggy bank and see what's inside. First, count up the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, identifying what fraction of them are dimes. Then calculate the total value of the coins, writing another fraction...
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Worksheet
Attainment Company

Money Skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Young mathematicians learn to make sense out of money with this collection of skills practice worksheets. From identifying the different coins and bills in the US currency system, to counting money and correctly using the dollar and...
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...
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Lesson Plan
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Great Graph!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a fantastic activity counting coins, interpreting graphs, and the concept of "greater than" and "less than." Young mathematicians utilize worksheets embedded in the plan in order to practice these concepts. The worksheets are...
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Worksheet
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Counting Coins Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this money learning exercise, students review the techniques for counting coins. Students count 8 different collections of coins. Students write the total amount of each collection in the space provided.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  In this money lesson plan, students review the names and values for each coin.  Students learn how to count bills and coins and how to write amounts of money.  Students complete web activities...
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Worksheet
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Everyday Mathematics: Coins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting coins worksheet, students receive help from an adult to find the total value for the pictured coins. The objective is to enhance students' counting money skills and skip counting skills.
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Lesson Plan
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Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the value of U.S. money. In this money lesson, 3rd graders print out pictures of money from the Internet and create play money. The students will play a game in which they display the amount of money called out by...
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Lesson Plan
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Close Observation: Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Integrate math, science, and speaking/listening with a collaborative hands-on activity. Each group works with a single penny, examining it with the naked eye and recording observations. Repeat using magnifying glasses. Then repeat with a...
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Lesson Plan
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Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students count money using only coins.  In this money instructional activity, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter. ...
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Worksheet
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Grade 1 Math Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins activity, students answer 5 fill in the blank questions where they count groups of nickels, dimes and pennies and then write the amount of money on the blank provided.
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Lesson Plan
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Stamping Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate that they can use a variety of coin combinations to make a single amount. They study all the ways to make 50 cents using coins using different coins.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Change and Changing Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate how to count change. In this consumer math lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Penny Pot and identify the value of coins. Students complete a worksheet to practice counting coins.
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Lesson Plan
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Alexander Used to Be Rich

For Teachers K - 2nd
Reading Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, launches this instructional activity appropriate for children who recognize coins and have been introduced to coin values. Using addition and subtraction skills, the class tracks...
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Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice counting money.  In this counting and comparing money lesson, students review the value of coins and use play money to count out five dollars.  Students complete a worksheet to determine what items they could buy...
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Worksheet
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Count Dollars and Cents

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money practice worksheet, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to count dollars and cents.
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Interactive
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My Test Book: Counting Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to count coins. Students may view the correct answers.
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Interactive
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Making Change - Bills And Coins

For Students 2nd - 4th
Here is an interactive worksheet that allows learners to practice counting change with bills and coins, make change for a dollar, and practice their subtraction skills. The bills used are ones, fives, tens, twenties, and fifties. A good...
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Worksheet
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Money - counting dimes, nickels, and cents

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting dimes, nickels, and pennies instructional activity, students review pictures of coins with their values, count money and write the total amounts, and use real money to show given amounts of change. Students write twelve...
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Lesson Plan
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Count On It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate money. In this consumer math lesson, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Interactive
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Money Word Problems - myTestBook.com

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Consider printing out this worksheet for your second and third graders! They're starting to learn about monetary value and counting coins. The questions are all formatted as multiple choice questions, so ensure your learners are fully...
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"Smart" by Shel Silverstein

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find out just how smart your young mathematicians are with this cross-curricular math and language arts lesson. After first reading Shel Silverstein's poem "Smart", students draw pictures of coins to model the different exchanges...
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify a quarter, dime, penny, nickel, and dime. They match the coin with it's monetary value, collect data on excel spreadsheet, and create a graph in Excel. Students participate in group activities.