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Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
There are so many ways to use a potato: bake it, fry it, or barter it. The lesson explains the concepts of bartering, money, and goods and services with a story that takes place during the Great Depression. Academics complete group...
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Musical Change

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young learners record observations about different coin denominations and create a song about coins to the traditional song, "The Wheels on the Bus." This lesson is based on the Tennessee Quarter Reverse, and has all sorts of excellent...
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Great Graph!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a fantastic lesson 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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Simple Strategies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a fabulous lesson plan on problem solving strategies for your charges. In it, learners are presented with many excellent techniques they can use when faced with a multi-step math word problem. Some terrific blackline masters are...
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Slowly But Surely

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The US mint has created this fabulous lesson plan, which practices language arts and mathematics skills. Learners will use the provided worksheets and step-by-step instructions to experiment with different sentence structures, use...
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Matching Coins and Amounts

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize coins and understand their values. In this coins lesson plan, students identify sets of coins and match them with their value.
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Money in the Bank

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write and draw the pictures and words they see on each coin. They discuss the presidents or other images on the coins' faces. Students are told that each coin represents a specific amount of money. They trace their coins with...
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Give Me the Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students view a money transaction on video and identify the steps involved in making a purchase and calculating change. They write out original money math problems and exchange them with classmates.
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Show Me the Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the history of paper currency in the United States and consider anti-counterfeit strategies that are used by making their own paper.
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Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the values of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. They discuss how the different types of coins can equal the same amount. Students give examples of ways to make a given amount under $1.00. They explain what the...
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U.S. Mint Releases New Jefferson Nickel

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of Lewis and Clark, then read a news article about the redesign on the U.S. nickel to commemorate Lewis and Clark's expedition. Introduce the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students...
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Credit and Debt: Decisions, Decisions...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Borrowing money seems like a great idea until you are in over your head. High schoolers learn the benefits and risks associated with credit and how to be a responsible borrower. More than just credit cards, they...
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Lesson Plan Positive and Negative Numbers- An Introduction with Addition and Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils discover the significance of positive and negative numbers when working with money. In this addition and money lesson, students connect positive and negative numbers to money, solve practical examples together, and practice the...
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Is Your Money Rolling Away?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars demonstrate how to solve word problems. They will watch the video "Math Can Take You Places" and identify three problem solving strategies.
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Super Sale Store Game

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students help their teacher set up their classroom in the form of a store. Using construction paper, they make different amounts of paper money and items to buy. To end the lesson, they play the game to practice making change and adding...
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Susan B. Anthony: She's Worth a Mint!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A instructional activity all about Susan B. Anthony showcases the Civil Rights leader's contributions towards equality. A Susan B. Anthony coin sparks engagement. Scholars take part in a discussion that sheds light on what being an agent...
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Trading Faces

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The game of "Trading Faces" is the focus of this clever math lesson. Your mathematicians use addition to determine the values of different coin combinations by playing the game. Everything you need to implement the game, and the lesson,...
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George's Place

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that uses money as a learning tool. This one is especially clever! During the lesson plan, pupils pretend they are eating at "George's Place" diner. Small groups are given one bag of...
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Saturday Sancocho

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What does stew have to do with bartering? Learners will find out how by reading the story Saturday Sancocho, discussing the text, participating in a bartering activity in class (once with goods only and once with money), and...
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Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Cover two subjects with one lesson! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl. Then, take...
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The Pickle Patch Bathtub

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What do your pupils want to save up their money for? Based around the book The Pickle Patch Bathtub, this lesson covers opportunity cost, saving, and spending. Learners participate in a discussion and practice making their own...
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In Great Demand

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Focusing on supply and demand, learners discuss economic principles in this lesson related to Wisconsin. After discussing supply and demand, learners answer questions related to a pizza parlor. They talk about profit, as well as other...
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The Money of Great Britain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete a KWL chart about money including what they would like to learn about the currency of Great Britain. In this British currency activity, students read a text about this topic and view both American and British pictures...
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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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