Students watch a video about different ways of making the same amounts of money and view a clip about the Denver Mint to discover how coins are made. They complete a Web activity on each coin's worth and find out facts about the penny.

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2nd - 3rd

Students practice money and banking skills through in-class activities, video clips, and the completion of a "Moneyopolis" game. This exciting middle-level Math and Economics lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions.

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6th - 8th

Students work in groups of four. They receive a pack of coins and a dice. Each student rolls the dice and counts the dots showing. They receive that many coins. Students must be able to count the amount of money in order to keep the coins.

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1st - 2nd

Students explore the use of money in daily life. Through activities and real-life simulations, students write and balance a checkbook, explore the importance of budgeting, saving, and expenses. Using spreadsheet technology, they examine credit card usage, compound interest, saving, investing, taxes, and budgeting.

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6th - 12th

Students determine the value of currency through ten dollars using coins and dollar bills. They also solve addition and subtraction problems involving money through ten dollars. Students use Kid Pix to do this activity and can print out for evaluation.

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2nd