Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions
The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail
Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Face Do You Use?
The young scholars will recognize that in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, most nations create currency for use as money. They will examine the characteristics of money by comparing and contrasting examples of U.S....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 2
Browse resources related to second-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Count the Quarters
Count the number of quarters and determine the total value of the coins. Pictures of quarters are shown which will help students recognize coins. There are ten random questions in this quiz/activity.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Learn to Build a Rocket in 5 Days or Your Money Back
In this instructional activity, students discover the entire process that goes into designing a rocket for any customer. In prior lessons, students learned how rockets work, but now they learn what real-world decisions engineers have to...
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Radar Bills
Have you seen a radar bill lately? Explore number patterns, number combinations, and probability in this math challenge that examines serial numbers on U.S. bills. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Painting Presidential Portraits
Want to be president for a day? This online lesson plan will have students exploring the role of our presidents past and present. Through art connections the learners will be led through a series of fun activities on their way to...