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Letters from the Road
Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip.
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Discovery, Ship to Shuttle
Pupils define the meaning of discovery, and view and discuss the images on the Florida Quarter. They read about Ponce de Leon and the space shuttle, and complete a chronological order activity.
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Trading Faces
Students use addition to determine values of coin combinations. They play a game where they come up with possible trades: two nickels for a dime and complete a tally worksheet. There are other lessons in this unit.
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Explosive Ideas!
Students explore the layers of the Earth and the dynamic changes that they cause on Earth's surface. Volcanoes and earthquakes become the focus of the lesson as the Oregon State quarter and its Crater Lake images are linked to the topic.
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Coin Hunt and It's Variations
Students play a game designed to give them practice identifying coin names and values. They form two lines with coins spread out in between the teams and when the teacher calls out a coin, the two in front scramble to find the specified...
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Washington and the Quarter
Students study the life of George Washington, his monument, and tributes to him through stories and poems. They study the attributes of a quarter.
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How Can They Tell?
Pupils compare the characteristics of arcade tokens to those of a circulating U.S. quarter to determine how a video game can tell the difference between the two. They examine coins and arcade tokens very closely to observe the differences.
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LCR Math Dice Game
Students play a dice game with play money. In this dice game lesson, students use play money and move poker chips back and forth. Students practice their money math using collaborative skills. Students also roll dice to see how far they...
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Pizza Problem
In this mathematics worksheet, students pretend that they ordered a pizza with a friend and they received the one shown on the sheet. Their friend offers them four pieces, keeping the other three for themselves. Students decide who will...
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Fractions
For this mathematics worksheet, students read, write, order and compare fractions and mixed numbers. They identify that there are various strategies for finding fractional parts and use fractions to order and compare amounts or quantities.
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Counting and Making Change
In this mathematics worksheet, students solve various counting and money problems. They identify the quarter, dime, nickel, and penny, and how much each is worth. Students also add up the totals for various combinations of the currency...
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What's Left Over?
In this mathematics worksheet, students identify and find the amount remaining after subtracting different amounts from a standard currency unit. Then they select the unit of currency and identify how to present sub-dollar amounts with a...
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Equivalent Fractions 1
In this mathematics worksheet, 5th graders shade parts of a pie circle to illustrate the fraction given for each. Then they write the equivalent fractions for each and split them in half. Students also identify how many pieces each is...
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Compare Fractions
In this mathematics instructional activity, 3rd graders draw the fraction given and compare using greater than, less than, or equal to. Then they identify what they noticed about comparing two fractions when the denominators are the same.
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Division as Making Groups
In this mathematics instructional activity, 3rd graders make a division sentence with each group illustrated in the box. Then they make groups by circling dots and writing a division sentence. Students also draw a picture and divide them...
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Big Blue Sky- Based on the Montana Quarter Reverse
Students use a Montana quarter to help describe geographical features such as landforms and bodies of water. Students read an article about Montana as a group and discuss examples of landforms and bodies of water. After reading,...
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Looking at Landforms-Based on the Washington Quarter Reverse
Young scholars use a Washington State Quarter to examine different landforms and discuss natural resources. After a class discussion on the items found on a Washington State quarter, students brainstorm a list of natural resources found...
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Show Me Economics
Students identify the penny as a copper coin worth 1 cent. They discover information found on the penny: President Lincoln's face, Lincoln Memorial, date, and location of minting.
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All Equivalencies-Making 25 cents
First graders manipulate pennies, nickels, and dimes to equal the value of a quarter. Students display the value of a quarter in a variety of ways. Students model ways to make 25 cents.
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ALL EQUIVALENCIES - MAKING 25 CENTS
First graders individually use the computer to manipulate pennies, nickels, and dimes to equal the value of a quarter. Students show different values in a variety of ways. With the teacer students complete worksheet located on the white...
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Give Me A "B"!
Young scholars examine the North Dakota state quarter. They review the letter "b" and discuss "bison" and "the Badlands". In pairs, they identify items in paper bags that also start with a "b".
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Crater Creation
Students examine the Oregon state quarter and discuss how Crater Lake was formed-geologically and according to Native American legend. They practice making predictions and identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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The Value of Coins
Students examine the Iowa state quarter and discuss things they value. They draw a picture of something they value and then practice identifying the values of coins.