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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how driving a hybrid car can save money and cut down on pollution.  In this hybrid vehicles lesson students complete an exercise that shows them how to work with proportions, percents, dimensional analysis and...
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Math Lesson Study Plan

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find missing addends by solving math word problems. In this missing addend lesson, 2nd graders work in a whole group setting to find the missing addends in word problems before using the strategies to work independently....
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Introducing the Concept: Percents

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the math concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students examine visual examples of the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Math and Money

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore financial literacy.  In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students investigate income, taxes, and costs of living.  Students investigate banking and use straightforward computation to learn about...
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Coupon Activity

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate linear equations.  For this linear equations lesson, students participate in an activity where they are given coupons.  Students write linear equations based on the coupon.  Students discuss how the...
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Introducing the Concept: Rates

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Sixth graders explore rates as a specific type of ratio, using visual examples of unit rates and unit prices to increase comprehension. They also practice solving problems that are modeled by the instructor. The well-scripted lesson plan...
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Tax Form W-4 Worksheet Lesson

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students practice and fill in the W-4 tax form lesson.
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Savings Accounts and Interest

For Teachers 1st
First graders study money, banks, and getting interest on money. In this consumer math lesson, 1st graders listen to Stan and Jan Berenstain's, Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money. They use the concepts in the book to discuss...
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Shopping

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate how to count money through a simulated shopping experience. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book Just Shopping With Mom and count play money to illustrate how much the items in the book cost.
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Coin Carnival

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the value of coins. In this coin value lesson plan, students read The Penny Pot by Stuart Murphy. Students expand on skills learned in the book and engage in activities to determine the value of a mixed set of coins...
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A Dollar for Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners demonstrate different ways to make a dollar. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book A Dollar for Penny and identify the value of each coin. Learners determine combinations of coins that can make up a dollar.
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Shop with Us at Whelan School

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use their math and research skills to create and manage a classroom/school store. They use a computer to manage, organize and access information. They practice pricing products, computing sales, counting money and...
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Flipping Coins: Density as a Characteristic Property

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore linear functions in a crime solving context. They collect and analyze data using linear equations, then interpret the slope and intercepts from a linear model.
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U.S. Penny to Get Four New Designs

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students look at U.S. currency and read about plans to change the back of U.S. pennies. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces a news article with a discussion of money and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Real-World Reasonableness

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply math to real-world situations. In this mathematics instructional activity, 5th graders are read the book, "Math Curse," which discusses ways in which math is used each day. Students then write a sequel to the book in...
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Budgeting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore what butgeting means. For this mathematics lesson, students determine that certain things need to be part of a budget like food and clothing by answering real-life types of questions on whether one should save money and...
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How do You Stack Up? Revisited

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students estimate the thickness of coins. For this stack up lesson, students stack pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. They calculate and record the thickness of each coin. Students stack coins and estimate the height of the stack.
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Rice Cookies Addition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice adding rice cookies. For this mental math lesson, 4th graders get into groups and call out numbers to each other to add mentally. Students use the rice cookies to show the answer.
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Coin Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Scuba, Dooba, Do

For Students 3rd
In this money worksheet, 3rd graders read a math scenario about 6 people going on a snorkeling trip. Students add together how much each person has to spend and what two items each person buys. Students choose 3 items they would like to...
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It's On Sale

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book The Great Pet Sale to learn about economics and advertisements. In this economics lesson plan, 1st graders read the book The Great Pet Sale and define related vocabulary words. Students compare prices to find...
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Shopping for a Party

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders produce a budget for a party.  In this money management lesson, 2nd graders create a budget for an imaginary party they will have based on a $20.00 limit.  Students observe a video clip in class discussing...
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Problem Solving

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read and write equations. In this equation writing lesson, 5th graders use real life scenarios to write equations. Students use manipulatives, draw pictures and make tables to understand how to write equations. Students...
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Invest In Yourself

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about budgeting, saving, dept, financial management, opportunity cost, and self-regulation. In this financial management instructional activity, students apply their knowledge of finance components and create their own web...

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