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Kermit the Hermit
Students consider money management. In this personal finances lesson, students read Kermit the Hermit and discuss what was done with the unexpected money that Kermit received. Students examine methods of saving money and...
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A Gift for Mama
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings lesson, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...
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Currency and Exchange Rates
Fifth graders share the book, "The Story of Money" and discuss the uses of money, bartering, trade and the history of money. Students discuss various ways of spending: cash, check, debit/credit cards and review the check writing process....
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Coupon Clippers: Understanding Comparative Shopping
Third graders participate in a shopping spree after listening to Pigs Go to Market: Fun with Math and Shopping. After the story is read aloud, 3rd graders answer discussion questions and review key vocabulary. Students complete provided...
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Count, Compare and Make Change
Second graders review the value of coins and how to make change. In this counting money activity, 2nd graders compare coins, practice making change, and review the value of coins using hands-on activities.
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How Many? How Much?
First graders recognize and learn the value of coins. For this instructional activity on money, 1st graders read the book Monster Money by Grace Maccarone, discuss the role of money in society, identify various coins, and explore making...
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Piggin' out with Money
Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...
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Money: Count Pennies
In this counting money practice worksheet, learners examine 12 sets of pennies. Students record the value of money shown in each of the sets.
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Counting Change and Changing Coins
Second graders demonstrate how to count change. In this consumer math lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Penny Pot and identify the value of coins. Students complete a worksheet to practice counting coins.
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Looking at Labor
Learners explore reasons why some jobs are more respected than others. In this jobs lesson plan, students are split into teams and discuss why some jobs are more respected, and are better paid than other jobs in society.
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Subtraction of Money
In this money subtraction worksheet, students complete a total of 15 problems; 7 problems are horizontal and students write them in columns and complete.
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Piggy Bank Math
Students practice solving money problems. In this counting coins instructional activity, 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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How Much?
Fifth graders problem solve to determine if a fundraiser will be successful in the money raising activity. In this problem solving lesson, 5th graders read a book about fund raising and write down important vocabulary words. Students...
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Scoring a Financial Education
Students explore the concept of money management. In this money management lesson, students read an article about students taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Students...
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Addition of Money
In this money addition worksheet, students complete a set of 8 problems, the complete an additional set of 7 horizontal problems, writing them out in columns first.
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File Card Bridges
Young scholars make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. For this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will...
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Money: Count the Pennies
In this money worksheet, students count up the pennies in each problem and write the answer. Students count up 12 amounts of pennies.
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Wealth
Third graders read the story The Day I Was Rich and learn about the role of money and taxes. In this money lesson plan, 3rd graders count large sums of money, group them, and give it away in the form of taxes. They discuss wealth and how...
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Subtraction of Money
In this money subtraction activity, students complete a total of 12 problems, 7 of which are horizontal and must be lined up correctly and completed.
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Addition of Money (1) : English Pounds and Pence
In this money worksheet, students solve 15 problems in which English pounds and pence are added. Some of the problems will need to be recopied with the decimals lined up.
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Matching Coins and Amounts
Students recognize coins and understand their values. In this coins lesson, students identify sets of coins and match them with their value.
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Making Good Money Choices
Students play a game called Philanthropy EconAround Bingo and learn how to make smart money choices. In this money choices lesson plan, students play the game and discuss what choices would be better than others to maximize their money.
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Money Addition
In this money addition worksheet, students add sets of coins, writing the amount of each coin in the group beneath it, then writing the total. Students are reminded to "put the cents sign in."
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Worksheet #1 Show the Different Money Arrangements
In this counting coins worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which a money amount under one dollar is shown. Students show the different ways to make the money amount by numbering in the columns for one cent, five cents, ten cents or...