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Money Management

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore money management skills and economics thru a creative project where students earn "money" for their assigned "jobs." They keep track of their income and expenses in a transaction record and explore the Excel money...
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Money Bags

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify coins and their value. Using a mixed set of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, they sort the coins and identify the name of each coin and the value of one coin in each set. As the teacher announces a given...
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Adding Two Digit Numbers with Using Dimes and Pennies

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a math game using dimes and pennies. They practice combining coins to make a given amount of money, and they use the combinations to practice adding two digit numbers. Teacher assessment strategies and...
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Trading Game

For Teachers K - 4th
Students listen to story about money or coins, and play game to help them solidify their understanding of money. Students focus specifically on coin value and calculating amounts of money up to fifty cents or above, depending on level.
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Why Don't I Ever Have Any Money?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers keep a journal on their current spending habits. In groups, they develop guidelines for a family to follow given a specific amount of take home pay. They role play various scenerios to see what can be done with a given...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students , while daily reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, identify and practice writing ordinal and cardinal numbers and know when to use them correctly. In addition, students are asked to share ordinal and cardinal numbers in...
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ESOL: Time and Money

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars study time and money. They read and practice cardinal numbers using numerals and words. They collaborate in apirs and exchange flashcards identifying cardinal numbers 0-10. They complete an activity sheet and show pictures...
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ESOL: Time and Money

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study the parts of an analog and digital clock. They create paper clocks to identify telling time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter past and quarter after. They practice tellng time in pairs.
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Math -- Money

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a half dollar. They examine the value of each coin and its equivalents (to quarter/dollar). After pairing up with a classmate, each one drills the other one on each coin.
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Playing with Money (From the New Zealand Point of View)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the exchange rates for five countries. They identify the units of currency of a number of countries. Students convert money amounts accurately from New Zealand dollars to another currency. They graph currency...
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Playing with Money (From the Other Point of View)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore exchange rates. They identify the units of currency of a number of countries. Students convert money amounts accurately. They graph currency fluctuations and interpret graphs.
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"Let's Count Money"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils participate in an interactive Internet activity that allows them to practice counting money. Students can work independently or cooperatively as they "drag and drop" coins using a mouse.
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Elements of an Economic System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the elements of an economic system. Using a circular flow model, they explain the flow of money, products and factors of production. They identify transactions that would occur in the product and factor markets.
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Money as a Means of Exchange

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the term bartering as used to pay for wanted items. They play a bartering game to discover exchanging goods for wanted items and play the computer money game on the "Show-Me Economics" web site.
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Cha-Ching!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Pupils play the Pinky's Create a Card game for practice. Students create a class store where they experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Pupils use play money to buy and sell various products, while keeping track of spending and...
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Money Matters!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students get to build a piggy bank and experiment with coin denominations. Students gather parents and community volunteers to join with them for this class art project. Students and volunteers papier-mache an original piggy bank.
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Saving and Spending

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils identify the reasons why they believe people save money. After this list, they discuss what they spend their money on and determine if the reasons for saving money change over time. In groups, they use the story of "Uncle Jed's...
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Pocket Money And Pester Power

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students participate in a number of activities to examine how young people think about, use and make money. They determine what young people prefer to spend money on, if there are gender differences and how they compare to students in...
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Money Systems

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how paper money and coins have changed over time. They discuss different types of exchanging items for payment. They practice making change.
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Money Talks Canadian Money

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners use newspapers, games and journal writing activities to examine the importance of money and the role it plays in daily life. They complete several math problems, fill out worksheets and practice changing varying amounts.
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Managing Your Money

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use the internet to gather information on saving money. They describe the history of money and the responsibilities of the United States Mint. They list their own personal goals and keep a journal as they operate a lemonade...
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Lesson 3: Where Does Money Come From?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to story Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis, explore history of money, and examine how money is produced in the United States. They discuss why money is used for exchange, and describe how money has changed over time.
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Teaching Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the coins and bills used in the United States. They write the amounts of each bill and coin and practicing counting different amounts. They follow a demonstration about how to count money as well.
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Spend, Save or Donate

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the difference between spending, saving, and donating. They brainstorm reasons to give and options to donate. They sing a song about donating to charity.