+
Unit Plan
Curated OER

All About Money

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Count Coins and Bills

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Lower graders recognize coins and paper money and understand its value. They participate in a variety of money problems to appreciate the value of money. Young scholars add, subtract, chart and solve money problems.
+
Worksheet
Attainment Company

Money Skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Young mathematicians learn to make sense out of money with this collection of skills practice worksheets. From identifying the different coins and bills in the US currency system, to counting money and correctly using the dollar and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  For 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 activities including a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Close Observation: Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Integrate math, science, and speaking/listening with a collaborative hands-on activity. Each group works with a single penny, examining it with the naked eye and recording observations. Repeat using magnifying glasses. Then repeat with a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Math Carnival

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore money in a carnival format. In this money lesson, 3rd graders create a carnival of mathematics activities. Students determine the value of money in mixed amounts and explore how to create representations of money.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson plan, 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.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the value of U.S. money. In this money lesson plan, 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...
+
Activity
101 Questions

Coins in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Round and round you'll go! Learners watch as different-sized circles fill with coins. They collect data and then make a prediction about the number of coins that will fit in a large circular rug.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars 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.  Young scholars complete a worksheet to determine what items they...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Add Money

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to add money.
+
Worksheet
Public Schools of North Carolina

Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 2

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Develop the problem solving skills of your young learners with this collection of math newsletters. Covering a variety of topics ranging from simple arithmetic and number sense to symmetry and graphing, these worksheets offer a nice...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting on Coins

For Teachers K - 1st
Students count coins. For this currency and mathematics lesson, students use skip counting to figure the value of a group of coins. Students use plastic replica coins and real coins.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Piggy Bank Math

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this math worksheet, learners learn to count coins to show a certain amount of money. Students are asked to use an indicated number of coins to total an amount. There are 8 problems. Learners make a chart to solve each.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Count Dollars and Cents

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money practice instructional activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to count dollars and cents.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

George's Place

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that uses money as a learning tool. This one is especially clever! During the lesson, pupils pretend they are eating at "George's Place" diner. Small groups are given one bag of play...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money - Using R & R to Teach Mathematics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders count up coins of money that add up to one dollar. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders also spend money and keep track of how much they have spent.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, learners use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, students use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Barter vs. Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book, Sheep in a Shop, that leads them to think about making financial decisions, trading, and the barter system. After the book is read aloud, a discussion ensues about some of the things that the sheep...
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Counting Money (Online Interactive)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this counting coins learning exercise, students solve 20 problems in which a picture of an item with the price marked is analyzed. Students decide how many quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies would be needed to buy each item. This is...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins 2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice learning exercise, students use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.