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Ten Pennies
Students play logic and strategy games with pennies. In this pennies worksheet, students play one game called 'From counting to arithmetic', and one called 'Counting and mental math'.
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Financial Planning
Students research possible careers. They determine typical starting income for the career. Using collected information, students develop a budget for their starting income. Students consider car payments and research the process of...
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"Pigs Will Be Pigs" by Amy Axelrod
Students add, subtract, and multiply amounts of money.
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Percent and Rates per 100
What percentage of your class understands percents? Pupils learn the meaning of percents based upon rates per 100 in the 24th instructional activity in a series of 29. They represent percents as fractions, decimals, ratios, and models....
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Second Grade Math Problem Solving
In this second grade math problem solving worksheet, 2nd graders draw pictures to solve three addition and subtraction problems.
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Farmers Dilemma
Young scholars investigate the "futures" market and how it affects farmers by completing a prediction activity utilizing bags of M&Ms. While completing this activity, students practice basic mathematics skills and reinforce economic...
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Banking Basics Extension 3.3
In this checking account register in the financial life of a teenager instructional activity, students read and solve word problems. Students solve 10 problems.
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Budget Mania
Learners examine examples of budgets and explore the difficulties of living on a budget. The hands-on activity offers an opportunity to experience a real life application.
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Create a Budget
Students develop a budget spreadsheet to manage finances for their business. In this finance lesson, students use a spreadsheet program to create a budget with credit and debit columns. There are step-by-step directions for creating a...
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2002 Memorabilia and Mascots
Students calculate costs and determine change in scenarios where they buy 2002 Olympic Winter Game memorabilia for themselves, family and friends.
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Discounts
In this discounts practice worksheet, students read an instructional section and then solve 3 multi-part problems that require them to find discounted prices by figuring percentages.
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Pumpkin Problems
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems with a Halloween theme. Students will read the story and from 4 choices, select the answer which tells what to do to solve the problem. Students do not give the answer, only the...
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Subtraction and Addition Word Problems Made Easy
Third graders create addition and subtraction word problems for a partner to solve using marbles. They explain whether the problem is an addition, subtraction, "take away", "have and need", compare or "what is the rest" type problem.
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Free Enterprise and Monopoly
In this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to evolution of the nation's economy to one of free enterprise. A short answer question is...
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Reality Check
Fourth graders practice living on a budget. They must plan for rent, utilities, and food and determine if they can afford the luxuries of a phone, car, gas, movies, clothes, etc., using a newspaper to gather their information.
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Let's Party like its 1849
Students explore prairie life. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities and...
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Problem Solving: Estimate or Exact?
In this number sense worksheet, 5th graders solve 6 word problems and explain why the answer makes sense. They use either estimated numbers or exact numbers as they solve the problems.
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Interior Design
Students experience life as an interior designer. In this math lesson plan, students calculate area and perimeter in inches as they use problem solving skills to design a room.
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Mathematics: Domino Theory
Sixth graders use dominos and plastic chips to study common denominators and fractions. They describe how these operations are related to each other.
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Word Problems: Algebra
Students discuss algebraic symbols, equalities and unknown quantities, review sample problems and complete associated worksheets.
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Math Terms- Congruent, Integer, Extrapolation, Exponent
In this math terms worksheet, students answer 4 multiple choice questions about the meaning of congruent, extrapolation, exponents, and integers.
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Percentage Practice
In this percentage problem worksheet, 7th graders find the percent of a number by changing the percent to a decimal and multiplying. Students' objective is to read through each word problem and change the given percent to a decimal,...