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Mini Economy
Fifth graders listen as the teacher explains the Mini Economy to be activated in the classroom in the next few weeks. They examine how they to apply for jobs, make money, determine how to save it, and how monetary mishaps occur...
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Budgeting - The Basics, Part 1
Students investigate personal budgets and discuss how to make monetary decisions. They work in small groups to make money decisions for their classrooms or a playground, and present their decisions to the whole class.
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Three for the Money: The Degree/Diameter Problem
Learners explore the concept of vertex-edge graphs. In this vertex-edge graphs lesson plan, students try to construct a graph with a given diameter, number of vertices, size, and planarity. Learners construct various...
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Mr. P's ShoppingTrip
In this shopping trip worksheet, students read given facts and determine amount of money in hand prior to a shopping trip. This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem using logic and algebraic reasoning. The answer...
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Shopping for Skills
Third graders spend varying amounts of money and shop without over spending. They complete a worksheet based on grocery store flyer ads and the amount of money they are budgeted. They create their own questions about the grocery flyer...
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Keeping Track
In this data table activity, students complete a table with information on money earned, spent and saved in each of 4 weeks for a student's job.
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Character Education: Perseverance
Sixth graders develop long term finance goals and understand why they are important. For this character education lesson, 6th graders compare the benefits of perseverance versus impulse spending. Students set five personal goals.
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Comparison Shopping
Students practice developing budgets. In this financial awareness lesson, students read The Monster Money Book and list ways the characters saved money in the story. Students plan a budget and demonstrate how to look for bargains when...
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My Test Book: Fractions
In this online interactive math skills instructional activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding fractions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Life on the Run: A Budget for Claudia and Jamie
In this budget worksheet, students create a budget for 2 girls that are trying to escape and use their allowances as the income they have. Students create a budget based on their income and expenses. They also answer 7 short answer...
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My Bank, My Decision!
Students create a three-part bank. In this savings lesson plan, students utilize the three-part bank to separate their spending needs, wants, and long term goals. Students share some of the money earned for donation. Students discuss the...
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Budgeting (Part 1)
Students examine why a budget may be helpful. In this budgeting lesson, students graph how they spent money during the past week. They discuss the benefits of creating a budget and explore the difference between wants and needs.
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Rounding word problems
In this rounding worksheet, students solve rounding word problems containing one and two digit numbers about time, money, and more. Students complete 10 problems.
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Coin Content
Pupils calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.
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Introductory Algebra Chapter 3 Review
In this math worksheet, students find the solutions to the problems while interpreting the line, bar, and circle graphs. The examples are given to help in the context of each objective.
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Trail Mix
Third graders, given the price of different ingredients, make a trail mix of five different items without exceeding their budget of five dollars. They choose between pretzels, M&M's, twizzlers, popcorn, etc,. Each student practices...
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Amusement Park
In this number sense instructional activity, 3rd graders read and solve 4 word problems involving an amusement parks parking lot, rides and admission costs. Students read one math scenario and look over a price list chart in order to...
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Algebraic Translations
In this algebraic translations worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems related to various algebraic translations. First, they determine the sum of two consecutive numbers. Then, students determine the rates at which two...
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Fun With Fractions
Students play a math game to gain a better understanding of fractions after visiting the American Revolution in the Time Machine. Students attempt to purchase pies from a local farmer. Students use sheets of paper to show knowledge of...
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises – Exchange Students Going to Europe
Young scholars explore ever-changing exchange rates. In this euro/dollar exchange rate lesson plan, students plan a trip to Europe and calculate their costs in euros and dollars.
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My Test Book: Multiplication Story Problems
In this math skills instructional activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to multiply using decimals. Students may view the correct answers.
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Wealth of Wisdom
Students determine what to do with money. In this personal finance instructional activity, students discuss budgeting, savings, and loans with their instructor. Students then participate in classroom activities that require them to...
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Fifty Cents: Half Dollar
In this money learning exercise, students determine amounts of money that are represented by the half dollars that are pictured in 3 examples. They add and subtract in 2 questions using pictures of fifty cent pieces and answer 3 multiple...
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The Night Harry Stopped Smoking
In this math and language instructional activity, students complete word problems and match vocabulary based on the story The Night Harry Stopped Smoking. Students complete 16 problems total.