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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Timing Is Everything

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the incentives and opportunity costs of spending vs. saving. They follow an interactive website which shows them the how much money they could end up with by saving instead of spending.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read, write, and identify different coin combinations and use this information in real-world situations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this mathematics instructional activity, 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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coin Count & Classification

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students make a prediction about how 100 pennies sort by decade or year and then test their predictions. They organize their data using a graph that is imbedded in this lesson.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Conjunctions 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts activity, students learn that conjunctions can tie two parts of a sentence together. Students read the first half of a sentence and add a second phrase, choosing a conjunction from the list: and, or, but, because or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

St. Patrick’s Day

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Combine math, creative writing, and leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick's Day activity! Using a bag of gold coins and marshmallows, kids write a math story about a leprechaun that includes a multi-step equation to solve.
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Activity
Howard County Schools

Maria’s Quinceañera

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
How long will it take to save up for a car? Classmates use linear and exponential models to see how money received during a Quinceanera will grow over time.
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Lesson Plan
Actis

Handling Data: Probability, Tree Diagrams

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Clean, but captivating, two online simulations demonstrate probability for middle schoolers. They can choose the number of coins and tosses and watch as the results pile up. They can choose from a variety of spinner types and the number...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Fermi Volume

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It is about this big. An assessment provides three questions on the estimations of volume. Pupils determine the quantities needed and use dimensional analysis to arrive at estimations involving dollar bills, paint, and gasoline.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Stained Glass

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The Economics of National Craft Month

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Combine National Craft Month and economic math while producing some imaginative, innovative crafts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery Word

For Teachers K
Help spellers hear words that have the same beginning letter in them and guess the letter. Each speller has a piece of paper where they are to write down the letter once they have identified it. For instance, the teacher will say, "may,...
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PPT
Curated OER

Geography Project: Australia

For Students 3rd - 5th
A presentation packed with project ideas and research questions encourages viewers to use images to describe Australia's climate, leisure activities, location, interesting facts, culture, and landmarks.  Learners combine technology and...
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Lesson Plan
California Academy of Science

Coincidental Colonization

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The Galápagos Islands are an amazing place of isolated adaptation, colonized by an interesting mix of plants and animals. The class plays a game to help them understand how these organisms came to live on the island through a combination...
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Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Make a study of producers and consumers with an updated version of the classic story The Little Red Hen (this one is called The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza). After reading and discussing the story and terms, learners practice being...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Going SmokeFree Matters: Multiunit Housing

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
If you smoke cigarettes in an apartment or condominium complex, the secondhand smoke can travel through walls, ventilation systems, and plumbing to your neighbors' homes. Learn more about the ways smoking can affect those living in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Play For Pay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice various skills with manipulatives, such as counting correct money amounts to pay for manipulatives.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Bargains

For Teachers 1st
First graders use real coins or concrete models of coins to solve problems involving the purchase of items. They use cons and simulate going to a bargain store to purchase items. Students record the total cost of items. Pupils make a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Funny Money

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are rewarded for attendance. For this school-wide rewards lesson, students earn "dollars" for attendance and being in class on time. Students use those dollars to bid on everyday items of their choice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A "State of the Arts" Coin K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize the U.S. penny, nickel, dime, and quarter by design, size, and denomination and that the portraits and other images depicted on the coins were designed by artists. They study common Texas symbols and choose one to draw...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much is Your Name Worth?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the value of each coin type and then use a code to assign each letter of the alphabet to the value of the coins. They add coin combinations to determine the value of their name.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Coin Combos

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this combination of coins worksheet, students make the specified amount using the number of coins indicated. Example: Make 35 cents with 2 coins. (1 quarter, 1 dime).
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms: Shipments

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Who doesn't like boxes of money? A drag-and-drop interactive lets users separate variables and constants to combine like terms. They answer a set of challenge questions based on the results of the interactive.  
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Worksheet
San José State University

Coordinating Conjunctions

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
As a review of coordinating conjunctions, this short activity could be useful. Learners are required to use a coordinating conjunction to combine two sentences in this 8 question worksheet.