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Investing Money
Sixth graders participate in an simulated investment activity. They examine the purpose of different types of investments before they predict which will be the most successful. Finally, they simulate investing $1,000 in stocks, $1,000 in...
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Practice Regrouping with 15 to 18
For this adding and subtracting practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to regroup.
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Graph It with Coffee!
Students interview employers and employees at local coffee shops about sales and profits and create graphs comparing and contrasting information obtained about the businesses.
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Show Me the Money
Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics lesson plan. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify break even...
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Easy Sudoku: Number Fun 4
For this Sudoku puzzle worksheet, 1st graders complete a 4x4 Sudoku puzzle with the numbers 13-16 where each number may appear only once in each row, column, or block.
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Are You Money Smart?
Learners figure out and discuss the irony of this coin-centric poem. They also practice persuasive letter writing, and identify and count coin/money values.
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Surface Tension On Coins
Students drop water onto clean coins to determine the tension of each coin and then to graph their findings.
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Nickels and Pennies #2
In this coin worksheet, learners draw given values using designated numbers of coins. Worksheet is from a subscription site with links and is labeled as a sample.
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Counting Your Loot!
Students calculate the value of a given amount of gold and silver. They convert amounts of U.S. dollars to other currencies. Students must locate the country that the foreign currency involves on a world map.
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Dimes and Pennies
For this coin activity, students count and write the value of sets of coins. Worksheet is from a subscription site with links and is labeled as a sample.
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Math Lesson: Just How Many is a "Million Dead"?
Learners are able to convert large numbers into meaningful ratios. They are able to conceptualize 1 million. Students grapple with the concept of a million. They use this activity to convey the idea of millions by converting war death...
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Concepts of Time and Money
Students review a calendar and the days of the week along with their abbreviations. They practice identifying, writing and recognizing the days of the week and months of the year by playing the game of "concentration."
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me!
Students practice stewardship. In this service learning lesson, students respond to those in need after a natural disaster as they investigate philanthropy.
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Ten Pennies
Students play logic and strategy games with pennies. In this pennies worksheet, students play one game called 'From counting to arithmetic', and one called 'Counting and mental math'.
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Adding Two-digit Numbers Using Dimes and Pennies
First graders study money. In this addition lesson, 1st graders count and add two-digit numbers using dimes and pennies.
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File Card Bridges
Students make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. In this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will hold.
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Spaceship Math Addition XAll Problems Practice Version 1
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders find the sums to 40 single digit addition problems. They regroup as needed while practicing basic addition facts.
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Who Gets the Money?
Students determine the characteristics of a good loan. Using a Loan Considerations worksheet, they examine and discuss their assigned credit area and list what characteristics, as a lender, a repayable loan should have.
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Bob's Bagel Shop
When Bob starts planning out the average money made per customer, he needs some help. Young mathematicians look at the probability of how many bagels are purchased from one person, and then creates an equation based on the amount...
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Problem Solving: Write an Expression
Here is a writing expressions worksheet in which learners write an expression to solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to money.
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LO: To Solve Fraction Word Problems
What a terrific way to review fractions! Learners answer 20 word problems involving fractional amounts. This is a great way to connect classroom knowledge to real life. Be aware that this was written in the UK, and so there are no dollar...
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UK Number Problems
Young mathematicians can work these word problems to practice applying their two-digit multiplication and division to the 12s. Designed for use by learners in the UK, money problems are in denomination of pounds and pence, and cultural...
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Environmental Math Problems Grades 5-8
In this word problem worksheet, students solve 2 leveled word problems that are based on environmental issues. They work on problems that are leveled for grades 5 -8 and use concepts associated with money, percents, weight, and large...