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Scoot for Money
Young scholars rotate through a group of centers counting the coins that are in a cup placed at each spot. After completing the entire circuit, papers are graded as a whole class and each student gets to spend the money in their cup at a...
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Show Me the Money
Students investigate the history of paper currency in the United States and consider anti-counterfeit strategies that are used by making their own paper.
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Spending Plans
Students explore the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share." They engage in activities that help them explain that money is limited in quantity and must be divided for different purposes.
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What is Money?
Students identify the names of coins and grasp their relative values in terms of purchasing power. They engage in activities and games that help them acquire this knowledge.
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One is Silver and the Other's Gold
Learners investigate the money supply and how it can affect the value of money. They examine how the changing money supply can affect prices.
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Give Me the Money
Students view a money transaction on video and identify the steps involved in making a purchase and calculating change. They write out original money math problems and exchange them with classmates.
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Money Bags
Third graders explore different combinations of coins that can be used for specified amounts of money using paper money and tree diagrams. They write money amounts in different forms. Groups utilize a tree diagram imbedded in this lesson...
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Common Sense Cookie Shop
First graders shop for a bag of cookies using toy money. In teams, they choose which variety to buy and decides which bills and coins are necessary to buy the bag of cookies and a cashier makes change. They tally the cookies purchased...
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Money Matters
Students play a game called Money Matters using cut out representatives of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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A Rooster and a Bean Seed
Students hear a folk tale and participate in a simulation that helps them recognize problems with barter and benefits of monetary exchange.
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Problem Solving Using Coin Identity and Coin Value
Students identify characteristics of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter, match the value of coins, and practice using money for a purchase.
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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.
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Quarters and Dollars
Second graders determine value of quarters and dollars, solve real-life problems involving money, and compare values of sets of coins and bills.
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Coin Counting
First graders identify value of coins and complete coin counting activities.
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Undercurrents Of Currency
Students investigate the currencies used by different countries, and explore the principles of currency trading by exchanging currencies at current market rates. They, in groups, access websites which give them current rates.
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ANDERSONVILLE PRISON: AN ECONOMIC MICROCOSM
Students identify the conditions faced by the prisoners of war at Andersonville during the Civil War. They examine how a group of civil war prisoners developed an economic system within their camp.
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Money - Pennies
For this counting money worksheet, students count the pennies in each example. Students count 6 sets of pennies and write the answers on the lines.
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Money - Nickels
In this counting money worksheet, students count the nickels in each set. Students write the total amount of money for the 6 examples.
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Money in the Bank
Young scholars write and draw the pictures and words they see on each coin. They discuss the presidents or other images on the coins' faces. Students are told that each coin represents a specific amount of money. They trace their coins...
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Addition With Dimes
In this addition with dimes worksheet, students add sets of dimes, writing totals beside each of 7 sets. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Double Your Money
A simple game involving doubling money awaits your young mathematicians. They are divided up into Team A and Team B, and are each given certain amounts of pennies. They must double the amount, keep track of how much they've earned, then...
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Money - Mixed Practice
In this counting coins worksheet, students count the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in each set. Students write the total amount of money for the 6 problems.
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Money Dimes 2
In this counting money learning exercise, students count the 5 sets of dimes in each example and write the total amount of money on the lines.