Which coins do you need? Scholars are faced with a challenge: using only three coins they must find the exact amount needed for six items. The coins are standard US currency and are pictured at the top, however their value is not listed....

Students count coins. In 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.

Give this to your second and third grade class to practice counting coins. There are six word problems given. Consider giving each learner a few dollars in coins to help kinesthetic learners. Also consider reviewing the word fewer before...

Third graders investigate world currency by creating their own coin art.  In this government instructional activity, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of different coins and create their own design for a new one. ...

Third graders use play money to complete tasks that allow them to see if the budget they came up with works. In this budget lesson plan, 3rd graders create their own budget and test it out with the play money.

Did you know that leaky faucets waste $10 million worth of water? Conservationists perform an experiment and draw best-fit lines to explore how the US Geological Society determined this value.

Students identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count groups of pennies up to ten. They identify the coins using coin manipulatives, count the pennies on a worksheet, and draw a picture on a two-cent stamp. Students then...