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International Currency Exchange
Students examine coins from around the world and write down their observations. As a class, they discuss the types of symbols used on the coins from different countries and locate the country on a map. To end the lesson, they calculate...
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Shopping for Candy
Students explore counting money. For this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents. Students construct gingerbread...
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Worth Its Weight in Gold
For this comparing weights worksheet, 2nd graders compare and contrast the weight of three different coins and then calculate the answers to eight questions.
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Tiling Tessellations
Learners explore tessellations. In this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Learners create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
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Dime Store Math
In this dime store math worksheet, students using the information provided in each of nine boxes, calculate how many packages will be available to their customers.
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What Can I Afford?
Students explore the costs of various cell phone plans, and various types of banking accounts to determine which one would yield the highest returns if the money saved from the cell phones were placed in different accounts.
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Heads & Tails Data Collection
In this data collection instructional activity, students use a penny and a dime to play a math game. Students flip the money in the cup and then record the number of heads and tails showing marking the coins in the box.
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Length and Perimeter
Third graders explore tessellations and the spatial concepts used in creating them. In this tessellations lesson plan, 3rd graders rotate, reflect and transform shapes to create tessellations. Students become familiar with...
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"I Don't Pay Attention to Advertisements? (At least I don't think so?)"
Sixth graders study eight persuasive techniques that occur in a variety of media types. They write a persuasive essay and present it to the class. They create a "new product" for which they produce an advertisement using persuasive...
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Cure for a Flat February
By incorporating one or two creative changes into your daily routine, you can bring positive vitality to colorless February days. Here are some great ideas to try in your classroom this Valentine's Day!
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Building a Better Home for the Three Little Pigs
Fourth graders draw a set of blueprints and record measurements on them. They add, subtract and multiply to work within their house-building budget.
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Transportation
Students discover the rules of different forms of transportation. They see how to read the public transportation schedule and recognize all the possible ways of getting from one place to another.