Practice real-world application of decimals by viewing the U.S. National Debt Clock online and discussing the level of outstanding debt. A skit, vocabulary, and various other resources are available.

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...

Students use manipulative to identify the ones and tens digit in a number, use pictorial representation to identify the ones and tens digit in a number and determine the value of a number given tens and ones.

Constructing decimals correctly is a crucial concept for elementary students to grasp. Here, have the young mathematicians in your class explore standard and expanded form while comparing decimal values. This unit is taught while...

Take some time this Earth Day to nourish the growth of your young mathematicians with this series of task cards. Whether it's the four basic operations, place value, money, or elapsed time, these conservation-themed problems...

Second graders count up coins of money that add up to one dollar. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders also spend money and keep track of how much they have spent.

Students line up the digits of the numbers they are comparing in the correct manner. In this comparing numbers lesson, students learn to line numbers up correctly on a place value chart before comparing them. Students then answer teacher...

Third graders examine place value in the hundredths place. They use decimals and money for understanding.

Students investigate the value of coins. In this coin value lesson, students read The Penny Pot by Stuart Murphy. Students expand on skills learned in the book and engage in activities to determine the value of a mixed set of coins while...

Fifth graders share the book, "The Story of Money" and discuss the uses of money, bartering, trade and the history of money. Students discuss various ways of spending: cash, check, debit/credit cards and review the check writing process....

Students complete activities to study the value of money. In this money study instructional activity, students read a story about money and discuss how they earn money at home. Students watch a related video clip and create a class book...

Students review the value of coins prior to adding up values to equal one dollar. Letters of the alphabet are assigned monetary values and students use calculators to add up the value of a word. Students work with a partner to try and...

Students identify money values. In this money lesson, students sort and group coins by value and investigate the cost of supplies needed for a snack. Students prepare snacks for a snack sale.

Students compare and order greater numbers. In this place value lesson, students use a place-value chart to identify which set of numbers has the greatest value.

Math sleuths find ways to solve problems to the nearest hundredth. These worksheets enable them find the percent of a decimal and is great for practice/reinforcement of this skill. 

Students study the names and values of different denominations of paper money, count sets of money that include both coins and bills. They complete a money chart, read and solve word problems.

Second graders access prior knowledge of addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers and calculate easily with them. In this three-digit addition lesson, 2nd graders learn to add and subtract three-digit numbers with and without...