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Completing Simple Tax Forms

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice filling out IRS 1040 EZ forms. They discuss various ways people pay taxes. They assess the importance of W-2 forms and apply skills using the IRS tax table to compute how much money is owed or returned.
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The Stock Market

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the loss and gain made in the stock market as they invest a sum of money and report the results as percentages instead of points.
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Probability and Applications of Simulations

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers apply properties of probability to the real world. In this probability lesson plan, learners simulate the construction of empirical distribution. They collect and analyze data using central tendencies.
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Haircut Costs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who pays more for haircuts, men or women? Given quartile values, learners construct box and whiskers plots and interpret the results. They compare the mean and median, and discuss which is more appropriate under particular conditions....
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Estimation

For Students 3rd - 4th
Ten word problems provide practice in estimating. This worksheet is intended to accompany a specific text and lesson; however, it is useful without those resources.
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Count On It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice counting money. In this consumer math lesson, students identify the various U.S. coins and group them in various ways to equal a dollar. Young scholars will use the money they collected for a donation towards a...
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Count Nickels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, learners use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...
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Saving and Creating a Personal Budget

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm ways to save money. In this financial awareness lesson plan, 5th graders read a chapter from the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and create a personal budget for themselves.
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Count Dimes

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Create and Solve

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this early childhood math practice worksheet, students use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Problem Solving: Create and Solve

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this problem solving practice worksheet, students sharpen their math skills as they solve 6 leveled math story problems.
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Count Nickels and Pennies

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this money worksheet, students solve 6 short word problems in which they find the total monetary amounts that are described using nickels and pennies.
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Count Dime and Pennies

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Learning to Spend, Learning to Give

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of personal finances. In this personal finances instructional activity, students identify their income and expenses. Middle schoolers create a budget for their spending, saving, investing, and...
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Coin Identification

For Teachers K
Students identify each coin. In this coin identification instructional activity, students note the pictures that are on each coin. Students are shown pictures that are on each coin and recall the coin by using the pictures.
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What In The World Would You Have?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students calculate value of money in other countries, and explore how the economy affects the rate of exchange.
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The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several...
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Learning to Spend, Learning to Give

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a monthly budget. In this finances lesson, students learn the terms budget, income and expenses. Students create a monthly spending plan and keep track of what they make and spend for the next 30 days. When complete,...
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The Leaves in October

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine whether or not to save or spend and defend a decision.  In this personal finance lesson, students identify opportunity cost of various spending and saving decisions. Students read a story where two girls share profits...
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Moving Out

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine their cost of living.  In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house.  Students research the cost of renting an...
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Can I Afford This Apartment?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of cost of living. In this cost of living lesson plan, students calculate the cost of living in an apartment along with other living expenses.
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Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students relate the use of a cell phone to math. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the usage of their phones and plot it. They analyze the graph and make predictions based on the rate per minute.
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The REAL Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. In this money management lesson students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and how they apply to...

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