A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Teaching Money
This lesson plan site from A to Z Teacher Stuff focuses on students identifying coin, money values, writing amounts of money, and counting money to a specific dollar amount with at least 80% accuracy.
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University of Exeter: Origins of Money and of Banking
After establishing what money is and the functions of money this essay details causes and development of money, primitive forms of money, invention of banking and coinage, Greek coinage, and more.
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Kushan History: Glossary
A glossary to assist your study of Kushan history that includes entries for countries, cities, rulers, religions, and the like.
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Teaching Heart: Money Poems
Memorize these poems to help you remember which US coin is which, and how much each coin is worth. There are several fun poems for each coin.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Coin Identification
Two very basic coin identification activities and a teacher lesson plan are available at this website. These activities may require an explanation before primary age students can use them.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Technology and Coin Making
The Franklin Institute Online provides an easy-to-read history of the technology used to make coins down through history, including machines used today.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Shop 'Til You Drop
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an end of unit review for identifying coins, adding money amounts, and making change.
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Class Flow: Smart Money Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Smart Money poem is used to introduce and reinforce counting money.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Counting Coins Worksheet
Generate a worksheet that shows different amounts of coins. Learners will count the coins and write the total amount of money shown. The option is given to show the answers.
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Class Flow: What Can We Learn About Money?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this flipchart to introduce money. The magic mirror lets the children inspect pieces of the coins. Then move on to counting collections of coins, and check the answers as you go. I have used pages...
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Class Flow: Build and Buy an Ice Cream Sundae
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can build a sundae by dragging the items they want and paying for each item as they select it. When finished, they use the pen to record how much their sundae will cost.
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Class Flow: Coin Facts
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart identifies different denominations of United States coins.
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Class Flow: Coin Sort
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart includes opportunities for basic practice with coins.
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Class Flow: Coins Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart explores money. Students learn to identify a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. Students also learn the value of these coins. There are assessment questions included. The...
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Class Flow: Counting Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
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Class Flow: Counting Mixed Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify coins and determine the values of coins.
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Class Flow: Flavor Fiesta: Money Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate money through an ice cream parlor activity. Students will determine the cost of an ice cream sundae using a recipe and price list. Students will use their Activotes to select...
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Class Flow: Friend, Can You Share Some Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on coins and their value. There are student activities included.
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Class Flow: Identifying and Naming Coins and Value
[Free Registration/Login Required] One flipchart page where students identify the coins and drag the correct name to match the coin, then drag the correct value to the coins.
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Class Flow: Making Fair Trades
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students make fair trades using pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes. They will also review coins and their names.
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Class Flow: Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores counting with coins and contains Activote questions.
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Class Flow: Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is to help familiarize first grade students with the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. They will learn a poem to help remember what each coin looks like and its value. They will also work...
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Class Flow: Money
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart explores a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. The flipchart will help students identify these basic coins and how much each coin is worth. There are assessment questions...
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Class Flow: Money Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Identify coins by name and value (penny, nickel, dime, and quarters); Make fair trades involving combinations of pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes.