Students barter with each other in order to get ingredients to make chicken sancocho. In this trading lesson plan, students read a story about a family in Central or South America who have to barter to get their needs. Then students try...

Students discover the importance of saving and spending. In this finance lesson, students read the book Kermit the Hermit and discuss the differences between needs and wants. The students complete worksheets concerning money in their...

Students elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. For this finance lesson, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Students describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources, scarcity,...

Students investigate the value of money. In this money lesson, students simulate going shopping in their classrooms for various objects. Students use play money to pay for the objects.

Students keep track of money. In this money management lesson, students read Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy and manipulate a number line to keep track of spending and borrowing in the story.

In this money worksheet, students count the total amount of money represented by groups of coins, writing it on a line beside each group.

In this math worksheet, students develop the skill of skip counting change using coins for currency. The sheet is intended as a teacher's guide.

In this coin identification activity, students look at the pictures of the coins on the left and the names of the coins on the right. Students draw a line to match the 4 coins to their name.

In this money learning exercise, students look at pictures of money, then write how much money is shown, the dollar bill, ten dollar bill, hundred dollar bill and a penny are used.

In this Junie B. Jones activity instructional activity, students examine 4 money riddles. Students solve the riddles using the information on the price tags of Lucille and Junie B.'s clothes.

In this problem solving worksheet, students are given two Valentine story problems to solve. Each problem has a place to show your work. Students must use different operations to solve the problems.

Students identify and research various suitable school carnival activities. Then they work together to plan, design, and run all aspects of a school carnival. Students also add up their costs for the event and the amount of money it...

In this math activity, students read a rhyming poem, take notes in a provided space, then solve a coin puzzle problem based on information given in the poem.

Students study the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, one each day for four days, using a magnifying glass to identify the similarities. Then students discuss differences and value and learn a 'rap' to memorize values.

Second graders review coins and their values. In this coin recognition lesson, 2nd graders review the coin values as they read 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein. Students use class computer demonstrations to identify the coin's names, worth,...

Students identify the value of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and use a variety of coins to show the value of a dollar. They count the exact amount of purchase.

Second graders complete activities to learn about money and how to write money. In this money lesson, 2nd graders watch a video about ways to write money. Students work in groups with play money and come up with two ways to write money....

The concept of more or less is one that needs to be mastered prior to learning other concepts such as quantitative analysis, addition, or subtraction. This activity provides several ways to teach learners with low or no vision to...

Word problems are great for engaging critical thinking skills, and word problems involving money increase a child's financial literacy. Boost your critical and financial thinkers with a multi-step word problem involving money and problem...

Ring up your purchases with a printable cash register! It includes buttons, an area for the total, and a drawer with a keyhole. 

In this estimating practice worksheet, students sharpen their math skills as they learn how to make likely estimates and try the 2 extra practice activities.

In this word problem worksheet, students solve a total of 6 simple subtraction word problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

As your scholars begin to learn how to read graphs, help them pay attention to detail with this matching activity. They read four short data descriptions and match them to one of the four bar graphs pictured. Each graph is labeled along...

In this money worksheet, students color pictures of candy, trying to spend as close to 1.00 as possible. Candy pieces are marked with various prices. A reference web site is given for additional activities.