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Curated OER

How Do You Spend Your Money?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine ways to save and spend money. They look at ways that people earn, save, and spend money using chapters from Tom Birdseye's Tarantula Shoes. They add and subtract decimals to fill in a worksheet entitled, "Is It a...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Jayden’s Snacks

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
A quick activity to test the knowledge of your learners on adding and subtracting with decimals. They must calculate how much Jayden spent at the store and how much money he has remaining.  
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Mental Math for Adding Decimals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in groups to practice adding decimals. For this adding decimals lesson, 5th graders call out different money amounts to each other and mentally add the coins called out. Students take turns calling out and adding the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Dimes and Pennies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Help your fourth graders make cents out of fractions and decimals with this short word problem. After learning that dimes are one-tenth and pennies one-hundredth of a dollar, students write a fraction and decimal for a given number...
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Practical Problems Involving Decimals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the activity is...
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Curated OER

Making Cents of Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore decimals and fractions using groups of 100 pennies. By classifying the pennies in different ways, there are an unlimited number of ways to learn fractions, decimals, and place value in money. This is a good, hands-on...
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Mental Money

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students access prior knowledge to round numbers and add decimals. For this mental math lesson, students share the book Betcha and calculate estimates for three jars based on the book. Students calculate money answers based on coins...
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Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Students complete several money worksheets...
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Money Addition (G)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this money addition worksheet, students use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 10 cent increments.
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Money Addition (H)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this money addition worksheet, young scholars use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 10 cent increments.
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Money Addition (C)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this money addition worksheet, students use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 5 cent increments.
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Money Addition (F)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this money addition worksheet, students use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 5 cent increments.
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Money Addition (H)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this money addition worksheet, students use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 5 cent increments.
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Money Addition (I)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this money addition worksheet, learners use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to add Euro amounts in 5 cent increments.
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Curated OER

Operations with Decimals

For Teachers 6th
Help your learners get practice with operations involving decimals. They will follow prescribed steps that require them to use mixed operations to solve problems with decimals. Great for practice after pupils have had comprehensive...
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National Security Agency

Money Maters: Integers are Integral!

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
A thoroughly-written lesson plan and a plethora of worksheets about integers comprise this resource. Neophyte number crunchers learn to recognize integers, add and subtract them, and apply the concepts to the designing of a personal...
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Curated OER

Number and Operations- Using Gift Certificates

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students apply number and operation skills to learn how to spend a gift certificate. In this mathematical reasoning activity, students use base 10 blocks as money and calculate how much money they have.
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Multiplying Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use movie ticket prices and zoo admission prices to practice multiplying money amounts. In this money multiplication lesson, 4th graders use the Internet to find admission prices for amusement prices and movies. Students...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders practice using money in everyday situations. They use their addition and subtraction skills as they work in cooperative groups to solve problems involving decimals.
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Using Decimal Benchmarks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students demonstrate some common operations done while using fractions based upon mathematical standards. They are also changing common fractions to decimals with estimation skills and the use of a calculator.
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Touring Delmarva

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars plan a trip.  In this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay...
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Let's Shop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders add and subtract decimals, using concrete objects and story problems. Note: The Concentration Cards and Homework assignment link at the bottom of the plan doesn't work.
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Making Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how to incorporate a new type of technology, the cash register and/or a calculator, as a motivational tool for solving real life problems. They practice estimating money and counting back change from $20.00.
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The Great Cookie Company

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders implement real life application of money, problem solving, economics, and consumer awareness.  In this three week economics unit, 4th graders operate a business, write checks, balance accounts, and market their...