Here is another State Quarter lesson. This one uses the Mississippi State Quarter. Pupils utilize beautifully-designed worksheets embedded in the plan, to practice calculating which combinations of flowers they can afford to buy. They...

How are skyscrapers built? What does it take to make a structurally sound building? How can one work within a budget to complete a building project? These guiding questions will be investigated and answered within a hands-on...

Do you like candy? Help John count his pocket money and he will buy you a treat!

Sixth graders fluently add and subtract money with decimals using the standard algorithm.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video walks you through an example of pulling out key words to know what operation to use when working with money word problems. The video models converting...

In this instructional activity, Carlos the Centipede must buy new baseball shoes. His dilemma will be how to multiply decimals (money) by multiples of 10. To add to the dilemma, Carlos' baseball team needs to buy shoes too! Students will...

In groups of two or three, students decide on what to order at a pizza place given a set budget and a menu.

Show your student how to correctly write a check, fill out a deposit slip, and use a check register. Introduce the concept of balancing a checkbook. Requires the ability to add and subtract decimals, sign one's name, write number words,...