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Whose Lunch Money Is It?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the legal issues involved when there is a dispute over lunch money at school. They read the case study, discuss the two points of view, and illustrate a picture of how they would solve the problem.
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Lunch Money

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this problem solving challenge worksheet, students solve the 3 story problems and draw the coins to show the appropriate amounts in each problem.
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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.
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What's for Lunch?

For Students 5th
In this money word problem worksheet, 5th graders solve and complete 6 different problems that include determining the cost of food for lunch. They determine which meal goes to which customer first. Then, students use the information...
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Teaching Economics Using LUNCH MONEY

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, after reading the book "Lunch Money" by Andrew Clements, explore money and different saving places. They research different ways in which productivity has increased over the years, they examine products to determine if the...
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Cutting Costs With Coupons.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students clip coupons for food items, create a menu using those items, and add up the total savings. They correctly calculate the total amount of money that would be saved if they used the coupons.
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New York Public Library

What's for Lunch?: New York City Restaurant Menus

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Do you remember the days when a cup of coffee cost five cents? At A.W. Dennett restaurant in 1894, you could buy a five-cent cup of coffee and as well as a five-cent slice of pie to accompany it. The menu from that year is a primary...
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DK Publishing

Real-Life Problems: Distance, Length, and More

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Math just got real! Scholars solve seven word problems dealing with life applications for multiplication, division, and subtraction.  They show their work in a designated space, and must include units in their answers. Learners will work...
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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 lesson, 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 purchase.  Students...
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Computer Tracks Lunch Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Computer Program Tracks Lunch Choices and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events literacy lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling...
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Spending - Maintaining the skill of money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice making change with money. In this subtraction lesson, 3rd graders watch a video about money. Students investigate what it means to earn money, spend it, and find their change.
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SPENDING: Maintaining the Skill of Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of maintaining money. In this personal finance lesson plan, 4th graders earn "money" for cleaning their classroom desks. Students spend the "money" in the classroom and practice making change.
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Buying at the Beach

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Let's go to the beach! Your second and third graders complete five word problems to determine whether or not Miguel, Donna, Sandy, Fernanda or Sam have enough money to buy what their heart desires. 
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Small Change Snacks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this counting coins worksheet, students count the value of the coins at the bottom and match them with the snack they can buy at the top. Students complete 9 problems and 9 matches.
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Shared and Guided Reading with Ice Cream Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here is a lesson which has students locate an exclamation point and a comma from the text. They locate previously learned words on the page, and create a word map from the word "Money." Students write about and illustrate their favorite...
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Check This Out:Money Values and Checks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this money worksheet, students fill out checks to match amounts of given sets of money. Answers included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Estimation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using money. In this estimation instructional activity, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students...
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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...
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Learn to Earn When you Tend to Spend

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Analyzing and understanding word problems is extremely important. Pupils learn that in money problems, earn usually means you add and spend usually means you subtract. They will solve a series of money-related word problems, label coins,...
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Estimating and Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the concepts of estimating and rounding. For this estimating and rounding lesson, students play a game of tic-tac-toe. Students pick items and must estimate their cost by rounding. Students estimate the costs of pretend...
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the importance of economics through Shel Silverstein's poem Smart. Students are introduced to the concept of earning money and using money to purchase necessary items, after becoming familiar with U.S. money.
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Using My Money Wisely

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the costs and benefits of spending and saving their money. They identify a decision-making process to money decisions. They also examine their opportunity costs.
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Learning
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Fix the Problem!

For Teachers K - 6th
People won't let me finish talking!...I hate the lunch room...Leave my name alone! Explore a variety of problems learners can face on a daily basis, and use this game to have pupils determine the best ways to answer those situations.
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Time And Money: Time Zones Word Problems

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math instructional activity, students examine a map of North America with all the time zones marked. Students solve 11 time zone word problems and fill out a chart which displays shipping times.

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