CK-12 Foundation
Prices Involving Discounts: Save Money with Coupons!
Nine questions make up an interactive that challenges scholars to identify new prices after discounts. Question types include fill in the blank and multiple choice. A fully-functional tool assists participants in solving word problems....
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What a Plan!
Word problems and the strategies to solve them are the focus of this learning exercise. Students are given 3 word problems and are prompted to write out their plan for solving each problem. The fourth problem tells students to write out...
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Money: Kids and Cash
Students discuss what a bank is and what it is used for. In this mathematics lesson plan, students solve problems related to interest and percentages.
Illustrative Mathematics
Currency Exchange
Take your class on a North American adventure with a currency conversion problem. Pupils are asked to change US dollars into Canadian dollars and then to Mexican pesos. The commentary includes two solutions, converting by unit rates and...
Yummy Math
US Holiday Candy Sales
Candy is a big business! Calculate the amount of money consumers spent on major holidays—Easter, Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Valentine's Day—based on the total amount of candy sales from 2011 and the percentage of each holiday's...
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Problem-Solving Application: Comparing Prices
In this problem solving learning exercise, students solve 3 problems pertaining to comparing prices in a museum gift shop. Students find the most economical way to buy specified items..
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Problem-Solving Skill: Is an Estimate Enough?
In this problem-solving skills learning exercise, students learn how to determine whether or not an estimate is enough when solving a problem. They then use this skill to solve the 2 questions at the bottom of the page.
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Math: Navigating the World Around Me
Young mathematicians research and discuss real world math word problems and ways in which they apply math concepts in their everyday lives. They create a storyboard of a math word problem from which they create a slide for a multi-media...
CK-12 Foundation
Division of Decimals by Whole Numbers: Lemonade Stand
After a full day of selling lemonade, three friends split the cost of the profit money. If the total profit was $34.20, how much will each friend get?
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Popping Problems!
Turn your math instructional activity into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve...
Charleston School District
Scientific Notation Operations
How do you operate with numbers in scientific notation? The resource provides examples on how to divide and multiply with numbers written in scientific notation. The handout and video also cover the procedure for addition and subtraction...
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"Money In My Pocket"
Second graders assess a brief history of money, the use of money, working with money as well as adding and subtracting with money and how to spend money wisely with responsibility. In addition, they discuss how everything belongs to God...
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The Great Cookie Company
Fourth graders implement real life application of money, problem solving, economics, and consumer awareness. In this three week economics unit, 4th graders operate a business, write checks, balance accounts, and market their product.
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Animal Stickers
In this problem solving with money activity, students examine 6 animal stickers with marked prices. Students write a number sentence to solve each of 4 story problems.
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Math Challenges
Students participate in a series of challenging math lessons designed to engage their critical thinking skills. In these real-world problem solving lessons, student solve symmetry and repeated pattern problems, make lists/tables to...
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Sunshine Math- 2 Earth, IV
In this math problem solving worksheet, students complete 6 problems that include: pictographs, reasoning, basic operations, and money.
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Sunshine Math- 2 Earth, XIX
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 7problems that include skills in fractions, calculators, money, measurement, calendars and basic operations.
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Sunshine Math- 5 Saturn, III
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 8 varied problems that include: money, pictographs, fractions, symmetry and basic operations.
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Mixed Tables
How many pennies does each person get? There are four visual division problems for young mathematicians to solve, and they divide 12 pennies among a set of people for each. They draw the coins above each recipient and then write the...
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Addition Practice #1
Show young mathematicians that they are fully capable of mentally adding two-digit numbers. They start by solving 12 two-addend problems (all with two-digit numbers and aligned horizontally). There is no room to show work. Consider...
DK Publishing
Addition with 3-Digit Numbers #1
Once your mathematicians can add two-digit numbers, it's time to bring on the three-digit addends. Here are 20 practice problems, each involving two whole-number addends. Learners do not need to regroup for any of these, and they have...
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Using Money
In this money worksheet, 4th graders read, study and analyze a table on 4 different airlines and their prices of tickets in order to answer 2 word problems involving subtraction and multiplication.
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Using Money
In this money worksheet, 4th graders study how coupons allow people to buy things for less than full price. Students use the information acquired to answer 3 short answer math problems.
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Money Tricks
In this money learning exercise, 2nd graders practice combining 4 and 3 different coins to make 52 cents, make 46 cents with 4 coins and 66 cents with 4 coins.