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Story Hour with Lincoln

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the life of Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson plan, students create a Lincoln beard and hat to wear. Students view the penny and discuss why he was chosen to be pictured on the penny. Students create...
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Math Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
Students complete the attached worksheet as a form of assessment after this math lesson, students answer various math questions where they find multiples, work with decimals, count money, find percentages, and practice with fractions.
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Past Meets Present

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine coins to become familiar with architectural structures.  In this past meets present activity, 3rd graders research and complete worksheets on Guam.  Students combine their group research into pieces of the...
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Estimation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using money. In this estimation lesson, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students visit...
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How Much Money?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders count money.  For this money lesson, 6th graders count sets of coins and dollar bills.  During specified activities, they total orders and calculate the amont of change a customer should receive.  Students...
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The Influence of Advertising

For Students 7th - 9th
In this influence of advertising learning exercise, students collect and analyze different forms of advertising.  Students discuss misleading ads and prepare a commercial for a product.
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Match the Coins

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing the values of coins worksheet, students match the coins with their cent values. Students solve six problems. 
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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...
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Combining Coins to Make Equal Monetary Amounts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine how to make equivalent amounts of money using different sets of coins. For this money lesson, 3rd graders review money vocabulary and coin values before determining how to count bills and coins in different sets...
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Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars 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...
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Grade 3 New York State Math Test

For Students 3rd
In this New York state math test worksheet, 3rd graders complete problems such as money, rounding, measurement, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.
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New York State Math Test Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this New York State math test worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions on money, multiplication, estimation, and more. Students complete 30 problems.
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  In this money lesson, 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...
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Lesson Four - Making Change

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice making change. In this money lesson, students complete worksheets in which they find the amount of change they would receive from a dollar bill amount. Students go online and play games on this same concept. 
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Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson, students identify heads and tails of coins and the value of each coin. Students visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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A Dollar for Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners demonstrate different ways to make a dollar. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book A Dollar for Penny and identify the value of each coin. Learners determine combinations of coins that can make up a dollar.
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Deena's Lucky Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the coin denominations of U.S. Currency.  In this money lesson, students read the book Deena's Lucky Penny, then complete a coin matching activity using the Internet.  Students also read Shel Silverstein's...
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The Big Buck Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars practice making change, and adding and subtracting money. In this money lesson, students listen to a reading of The Big Buck Adventure by Shelley Gil. They access teacher assigned web sites to practice making change,...
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3rd Grade Math

For Teachers 3rd
In this math review worksheet, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about shapes, money, weight, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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We're in the Money

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study money and its place in the economy.  In this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money.  Students explore how money works in society and explore modern money...
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Counting Change

For Students 4th - 5th
In this counting change worksheet, learners read information about making and counting change. Students then solve 4 problems that require them to draw coins for the correct amount of change in different buying situations. 
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A Lesson to Accompany "Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy"

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars examine the role of money in the colonial economy by participating in a trading activity. In this colonial economy lesson plan, students complete an activity to learn about colonial trade and what happens when there is a...
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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of exponential growth.  In this exponential growth instructional activity, students manipulate power models with base 2.  Students discuss what would happen if you doubled a penny over the course of...
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What to Do with a $20 Bill Besides Spend It

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concept of anti-counterfeiting measure.  In this economics lesson, students use science equipment to discover anti-counterfeiting designs.  Students then explore other denominations of bills.