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Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners 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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Illustrative Mathematics

Money in the Piggy Bank

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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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Great Graph!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  In this money lesson, students review the names and values for each coin.  Students learn how to count bills and coins and how to write amounts of money.  Students complete web...
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Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the value of U.S. money. For this money lesson, 3rd graders print out pictures of money from the Internet and create play money. The students will play a game in which they display the amount of money called out by...
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Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
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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Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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...
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What's All this Money Madness?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the value of money. In this money lesson, 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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Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars count money using only coins.  In this money instructional activity, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and...
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Battle of "The Cents"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore money. In this counting money lesson, students play a card game using the rules of "War." Learners turn over cards, determine the money value represented, and the student with the highest value keeps the cards.
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Wants and Needs

For Teachers 1st
Here is an outstanding activity on wants versus needs designed for 1st graders. Pupils listen to the book, Something Good which presents themes on wants, needs, choice, resources, and counting money. Pupils complete worksheets embedded...
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Count On It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate money. In this consumer math lesson, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Quarters and Dollars

For Teachers 2nd
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 and Business (Art)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate world currency by creating their own coin art.  In this government lesson, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of different coins and create their own design for a new one.  Students discuss and...
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Stamping Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate that they can use a variety of coin combinations to make a single amount. They study all the ways to make 50 cents using coins using different coins.
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Using Counting-on Strategy for Purchasing

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Intended for learners with autism and developmental disabilities, this lesson uses the strategy of counting-on to enhance independent shopping skills. Learners will practice counting on to the next dollar value in order to purchase items...
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US Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Agricultural survey and the documentation of livestock or goods was the basis for the first written language. Youngsters discuss sorting and counting, and how these skills have been used for thousands of years. They accent their class...
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Count On It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice counting money. In this consumer math lesson, students identify the various U.S. coins and group them in various ways to equal a dollar. Students will use the money they collected for a donation towards a non-profit...
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Choosing Coins

For Teachers 1st
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify what coins can be used to buy a toy train. Then they count out how much money is given and write that amount in cents. Students also trace or draw the coins to match each price listed.
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Adding and Subtracting Money

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate U.S. currency by pretending to buy food.  In this money instructional activity, students discover the vocabulary and value for each U.S. coin, then add the amounts in dollars and cents of food items they wish to...
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Counting Money Activity

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore commerce by practicing monetary transactions. In this consumer math lesson, 2nd graders practice using math functions to add and subtract different amounts of money. Students identify the different monetary units...
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Managing My Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students then discuss the...
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Money Subtraction (A)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this counting money worksheet, learners subtract the money amounts by increments of 50 cents. Students solve twenty money subtraction problems.
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Making Change with Dollars anc Cents

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders increase their knowledge of how to make change with dollars and cents by correctly identifying coins along with their values and then using coins to make an assigned amount which will be written on envelopes. They then...