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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Field Day Scarcity

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will learn about managing money and scarcity while practicing addition and subtraction. They will be given a certain amount of money to spend at a fictitious store. Included are discussion questions about how students decided to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Jack & the Giants and the Math Challenge

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students create and solve a word problem related to counting money, develop a script for a short scene, and perform it using the elements of performance. Teacher resources are provided.
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Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Lets Go Shopping With Dollars

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to count currency to pay for different items. Use this flipchart in addition to your lesson or as a center activity.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Friend, Can You Share Some Coins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on coins and their value. There are student activities included.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: How Much Money

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn to count coins by using the engaging and interactive magic tricks of Activstudio. The flipchart includes introductory activities, guided practice, independent practice, and opportunities...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Counting Lesson Using Pennies and Dimes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Saxon Math Lesson 53 - writing the Number 48 counting pennies and dimes.
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Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Consumer Tools

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Useful age-appropriate lessons and activities meant to educate kids about their finances as they grow. Geared toward ages 3 through 18+, each module identifies 4 specific milestones students should understand in order to achieve...
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Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Spend, Save or Donate

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan will introduce vocabulary terms spend, save and donate. As a class, they will discuss, sing and perform the song "You Can Bank on Me. " The young scholars will learn reasons that people choose to donate.
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SEN Teacher

Sen Teacher: Game Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Customize and print out different types of game cards that feature both US and UK coins, dots, digits, fractions, colors, shapes, and more.
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math at the Grocery Store

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Is There Enough? Values Under Thirty Cents

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Count the coins and decide whether you have enough money to buy the object. Money value is less than thirty cents. There are ten random questions.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Coin Identification

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Foundational Math Concepts for Elementary Ages

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Practice everyday math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, place value, counting money, telling time, fractions, decimals, and more.
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Other

Finance Authority of Maine: Cash and Max: Look at All the Things Max Will Learn

For Students K - 1st
A PDF coloring book for early elementary students provides basic lessons about earning and saving money.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Authentic Writing and Math Problem Solving Using Shopping Lists

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
We're going shopping in this integrated lesson. Students must make a budget, create a shopping list, and act out grocery shopping utilizing their problem solving and writing skills. A comprehensive lesson with printable worksheets,...
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US Mint

U.s. Mint: One Cent Program: Story Hour With Lincoln [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A three-part lesson introducing young learners to the major accomplishments of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.[PDF]
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: School Store

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students can practice subtraction with regrouping using decimals as they make change.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's That Coin?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Five E's AMSTI lesson prompts students to pay close attention to the details on each of the four U.S. coins as they learn the coin names. Students watch a video clip about the differences in the coins, sort real coins by attributes,...

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