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Coin Hunt and It's Variations

For Teachers K
Students play a game designed to give them practice identifying coin names and values. They form two lines with coins spread out in between the teams and when the teacher calls out a coin, the two in front scramble to find the specified...
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A Mountain of Myths

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine myths and the reverse of the Colorado quarter. They define myth, view and discuss a transparency of the Colorado Quarter Reverse, and create a myth to explain the formation of a landform in Colorado.
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Mapmaker, Make Me a Map!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the state quarter program and examine the Colorado state quarter. They locate Colorado on a map and create a map with a key. They discuss the state motto and examine pictures of the state's geographical features.
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Past and Present

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils identify George Washington on the obverse of the quarter and read about George Washingington. They compare Washington to the current president and practice distinguishing between events in the past and the present.
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Goods for You!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners define "goods" and "services" and identify examples of both. They read farm books and discuss what we use from animals and plants on a farm. They observe the Wisconsin quarter reverse and locate Wisconsin on a map.
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Letters from the Road

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip.
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Discovery, Ship to Shuttle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students define the meaning of discovery, and view and discuss the images on the Florida Quarter. They read about Ponce de Leon and the space shuttle, and complete a chronological order activity.
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How Much More?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting coins activity, students color the coins that match the given money amount for each child. Students then color the coins each child will use, but color the fewest number of coins possible.
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Piggy Bank Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice solving money problems. In this counting coins lesson plan, students follow the outlined steps and use mixed operations to determine the coin combinations needed to solve a math word problem.
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Explosive Ideas!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the layers of the Earth and the dynamic changes that they cause on Earth's surface. Volcanoes and earthquakes become the focus of the lesson as the Oregon State quarter and its Crater Lake images are linked to the...
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Illustrated Beauty

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine images and inscriptions on Idaho quarter reverse, discuss peregrine falcon's importance to state of Idaho, read and research about peregrine falcon to gather information, and create picture book about falcon.
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial instructional activity, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Cent Sense

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify money values. In this money lesson, students sort and group coins by value and investigate the cost of supplies needed for a snack. Students prepare snacks for a snack sale.
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Fraction Conversions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students convert between fractions, decimals, and percents using money. In this conversions lesson plan, students play with a mock store in class.
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Ice Cream Treat Math

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money instructional activity, students read 2 scenarios and respond to 4 questions pertaining to counting money and making change.
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Coin Count Thanksgiving Riddle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this coin counting worksheet, students count the values for each set by counting the quarters, dimes, pennies, and nickels. Students then write the letters for the coin values to write in the bottom blank to solve the Thanksgiving...
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Savings and Budget

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of developing a budget. In this financial awareness lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Case of the Shrunken Allowance and brainstorm ways they can save and budget money. Students create their own...
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Cool Cookie Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the value of coins and make change from a dollar using different amounts. They are given story problems and use a fake shop in which they can buy things in which they have to determine how much change they would...
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Making $ents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...
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Decimal Notation for Pennies and Dimes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write money in decimal form. In this money activity, 2nd graders discuss the value of coins and find the placement of the decimal in writing the amount. They find the fractional parts of coins in a dollar. 
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I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions activity, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Students...
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My Shopping List

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students create their own shopping list and then track the amount of money that is spent at the store in British Pounds.
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Fundraiser

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this money problems worksheet, students solve 4 story problems that pertain to buying merchandise and making change in a booth at a school fair.
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How Much for Your Name?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create different coin combinations for a single amount, practice counting, demonstrate their knowledge of the value of coins and demonstrate their knowledge of coin combinations.

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