The goal of this activity is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.

This instructional activity introduces children to the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share" and presents activities that will help them understand that money is limited in quantity and must...

A two-lesson unit using the Smithsonian collection of currency to teach students about the first American money. Other resources are given and all materials are downloadable.

Lesson plan for 3 - 5 graders about the advantages of using money instead of bartering.

Four lessons on basic money skills for young learners cover topics such as identifying money, spending money, and earning money.

For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.

In this instructional activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations related to money growth and inflation. Topics include the quantity theory of money, the velocity of money, and how increases in the money...

What one gesture means in one part of the world may be totally different in another part! Here's some good advice on what to watch out for when traveling as well as a lesson on the different cultures of the world.

In this lesson plan students use strategies based on place value to add and subtract within 100.

In this lesson, 7th graders solve real world problems using the four operations.

A lesson on the system of currency used by the Akan people of Ghana and how it compares to systems used today.

During his campaign for governor of the State of Minnesota, former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, promised to return to the taxpayers of Minnesota the budget surpluses that had been accumulating in the state. Upon...

In this activity, students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem, and comparing protectionism between time periods. They then...

Second graders worked on telling time to the hour and half hour earlier in the year. Now they will apply their understanding of counting by 5s to telling time to the five minute interval.

Students will be able to make economically sound purchasing decisions by using unit pricing, calculating discounts, and analyzing fixed and variable costs.

This lesson focuses on evaluating online sources using the CRAAP Analysis: Currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. A practice exercise is provided. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate sources

We're going shopping in this integrated lesson. Students must make a budget, create a shopping list, and act out grocery shopping utilizing their problem solving and writing skills. A comprehensive lesson with printable worksheets,...

In this lesson plan students solve word problems involving money and use the symbols correctly.

In this lesson plan students are to answer questions based off the table with money values.

In this lesson plan students solve word problems involving money and use symbols correctly.

In this lesson plan the teacher reads a book to students and explore money.

A collection of math worksheets covering a multitude of math topics.

Video games are everywhere these days, but where did they actually come from? The history of video games is a complicated story that involves giant computers in science labs, the founder of Chuck E. Cheese and billions of dollars in...

This task presents three problems about money spent on grandchildren at a fair. The first problem involves decimal multiplication and the other two require decimal division. The activity includes two additional activity attachments that...