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How Many? How Much?
First graders recognize and learn the value of coins. In this instructional activity on money, 1st graders read the book Monster Money by Grace Maccarone, discuss the role of money in society, identify various coins, and explore making...
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Working With Coins
Students arrange coins based on their value. In this coins instructional activity, students trace and record the value of each coin. Students count up to find the total value of all the coins.
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Coin Combinations Lesson
Students identify how many coins: quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies equals a given dollar amount.
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Making Good Money Choices
Pupils identify the needs of their community. In this communities lesson plan, students use a decision-making model worksheet to determine what community service project they should donate to. Pupils count the money they have to donate...
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Reviewing Money
Learners review the concepts on money. In this consumer math instructional activity, students review the vocabulary and value of each coin. Learners are shown coins and identify each one's name and value. Students take an included test...
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Money Matters
Students practice spending money by completing math word sentences. In this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money. Students...
Perkins School for the Blind
Integrated Skills - Laundry
I hate doing laundry, even if it is an independent living skill that requires me to count money, follow a sequence, and sort clothing by color. Learners with multiple disabilities discuss what laundry is, why they need to do it, and how...
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Coin Motion
Students recognize coins and their values and count coin groups. They play a game where when music is turned on they skip, hop, jog and when it is turned off, they go to a spot in the room marked with the same coin or value as is in...
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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.
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Money and Business (Art)
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 present...
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Pat Brisson's Benny's Pennies
Learners listen to the book, "Benny's Pennies" and conduct math and language arts lessons to go along with the book. They demonstrate their ability to count pennies, understand proper sequence, and rewrite a story using different...
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How Much is that Name?
Students explore money counting. In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
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Shopping!!!
Young scholars explore money management. In this financial awareness lesson, students are given an amount of money and a sheet of objects to choose from to buy. Young scholars choose only five objects they can afford to "buy."
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Adding Pennies, Nickels and Dimes
Students add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.
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Piggin' out with Money
Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...
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How Much Money Do You Have?
Second graders are given 8 world problems dealing with an assortment of coins. In this money lesson, 2nd graders determine the answers to each problem with 100% accuracy. Students complete a worksheet that is graded.
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The Euro: Money Changes Everything
Ninth graders compare the Euro with the purchasing power of the US dollar. In this economic lesson, 9th graders evaluate the value of the Euro through various exercises. Students research the currency exchange rates of the Euro.
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Currency Exchange
Middle schoolers investigate the currency exchange rate. In this middle school mathematics lesson, student use proportions to exchange between the U.S. dollar and the euro. Students come up with a product they would like to buy and...
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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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Your Tax Dollars at Work
In order to understand how tax dollars are spent, young economists use given data and graph it on a circle graph. Circle graphs are highly visual and can help individuals describe data. A class discussion follows the initial activity.
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Counting Using Money
Second graders count fake money by grouping like coins together. In this counting lesson plan, 2nd graders complete worksheets provided in this activity.
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Currency
Students investigate currency and exchange rates. In the middle school mathematics lesson, students use ratio and proportion to convert from one type of currency to another. Students solve problems involving currency exchange.
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Count And Add Nickels
This math lesson plan focuses on coins - specifically the nickel. Students use plastic nickles in order to gain practice counting by fives, and adding amounts of cents. Students complete a worksheet where they tally up different amounts...
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Wealth
Third graders read the story The Day I Was Rich and learn about the role of money and taxes. In this money lesson plan, 3rd graders count large sums of money, group them, and give it away in the form of taxes. They discuss wealth and how...