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Who Has More Money?
Coloring and money combine in this fun instructional activity! First and second graders count the amounts of money represented in each, and then color the person or animal who has the most money. They then draw the correct coins to add...
Illustrative Mathematics
Money in the Piggy Bank
It's time to crack open that piggy bank and see what's inside. First, count up the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, identifying what fraction of them are dimes. Then calculate the total value of the coins, writing another fraction...
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Money
Students practice counting money. In this counting and comparing money lesson, students review the value of coins and use play money to count out five dollars. Students complete a worksheet to determine what items they could buy...
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Comparing and Ordering
Before handing out this number comparison activity, ask scholars to pick a number between 20 and 50. Could they do it? Explain that they chose a number greater than 20 and less than 50, which is exactly what they will be doing next. Each...
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Equal Value
Which coins add up to these values? Young mathematicians examine five cent values, circling the coins needed to amount to them. Next, they compare money values in four sets of coins. First, learners add up each set to find the total...
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What's All this Money Madness?
Second graders examine the value of money. In this money activity, 2nd graders read the book Money Madness by David A. Alder and watch Brain Pop Jr. videos. Students discuss why we need money and how people earn money. Students each...
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Decimal Problems
In this decimals worksheet, students solve 18 different types of problems that include both decimals and non-decimals. First, they subtract the measurement problems given both in metric units and in US units. Then, students subtract the...
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Counting Money and Making Change
Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...
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Double Your Money
What a creative way to delve into adding large numbers! After listening to a story called The King's Chessboard, learners estimate how much money they would have each day following instructions based on doubling and exponentially...
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Pardon Me. Do You Have Change For a Dollar?
Upper elementary and middle school learners explore currencies from a variety of countries. They use the Internet, video, and engage in hands-on activities. They practice converting U.S. currency to foreign currency and vice versa. This...
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Great Graph!
Here is a fantastic lesson counting coins, interpreting graphs, and the concept of "greater than" and "less than." Young mathematicians utilize worksheets embedded in the plan in order to practice these concepts. The worksheets are...
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Money: Count Pennies, Save a Dollar
Students determine how to make the largest sum of money using the least amount of coins. In this mixed currency lesson, students listen to a reading of If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz before participating in money counting...
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Smart- Counting Coins
Students discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson, students identify heads and tails of coins and the value of each coin. Students visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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Quarters and Dollars
Second graders determine value of quarters and dollars, solve real-life problems involving money, and compare values of sets of coins and bills.
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Money
Students count money using only coins. In this money lesson, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter. Students use...
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A Mass of Pennies
Learners estimate and determine the number of cents (pennies) that are needed to equal the mass of a variety of common objects. They develop a process for measuring and explore concepts related to units of measurement.
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Greater Than - Less Than Lesson
Students practice comparing money with the greater than and less than symbol.
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Groupon Math: Dollars or Cents
In this coupon math worksheet, 9th graders read two coupons and answer 4 questions about how the coupons work. Students must write written responses to explain problems with the coupons.
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Saving Makes Cents
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Managing My Money
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management instructional activity, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students...
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Money Matters
Students play a game called Money Matters using cut out representatives of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Concepts of Time and Money
Students identify different denominations of United States currency and symbols associated with money and reading prices. In addition, in pairs they identify examples of currency from newspapers and magazines.
US Mint
Coin Connections
Help young mathematicians make cents out of the US currency system with this two-part math lesson. Children first learn the names and values for each type of coin, before learning to count and compare the values of coins using the...
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Comparing Amounts
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify who has more money. Then they write how much each person has and circle the one with more money. Students also place a group of coins on their desk and write down how much they have.