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Adding Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.
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Count And Add Nickels

For Teachers 1st
This math lesson focuses on coins - specifically the nickel. Students use plastic nickles in order to gain practice counting by fives, and adding amounts of cents. Students complete a worksheet where they tally up different amounts of...
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Adding Two-Digit Numbers Using Dimes and Pennies

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine regrouping when adding, by using dimes and pennies to borrow.  In this addition lesson, 1st graders work together as a whole group, working together with the teacher. 
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Quarter Combos

For Teachers 2nd
Review money with this motivating lesson. Using a simple game, learners practice adding up coins to total $.25. This lesson comes with worksheets that could be used to cement students' knowledge of this topic.
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Money Matters

For Teachers K
Students play a game called Money Matters using cut out representatives of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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How To: Count Coins and Bills

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the names and values of different monetary denominations. In this money lesson, students examine the different combinations that money can be added in to find specified amounts. The students complete worksheets based on...
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Adding and Subtracting Money

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate U.S. currency by pretending to buy food.  In this money lesson plan, students discover the vocabulary and value for each U.S. coin, then add the amounts in dollars and cents of food items they wish to purchase....
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Show Me the Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the monetary value of a penny, nickel, and dime. They simulate a candy store by calculating the proper amount of money needed to purchase candy. After viewing a video, they complete the "Handful of Coins" pictograph .
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Rolling For Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine several coins to determine their values. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are counted. Music is added to the lesson to enhance the experience.
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Spending Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice adding monetary values. In this money lesson, 1st graders discuss fair trades and then use coin values to purchase items from a class store. A video titled "Blossom and Snappy Go to the Bank, Part Two".
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Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Learners complete several money worksheets...
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Dollar Word

For Teachers K
Students review the value of coins prior to adding up values to equal one dollar. Letters of the alphabet are assigned monetary values and students use calculators to add up the value of a word. Students work with a partner to try and...
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How Much Money Do You Have?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are given 8 world problems dealing with an assortment of coins. In this money lesson, 2nd graders determine the answers to each problem with 100% accuracy. Students complete a worksheet that is graded.
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Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s in order to prepare for counting and adding the values of coins.
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Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students practice counting and adding or subtracting coins. The instructional activity includes many different selections of coin types and number of coins that you may configure and select. Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters are the...
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Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to count the value of assorted coins. They discuss a story from their Math Storybook, and as a class solve a variety of problems using activity sheets. Students then independently complete a...
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How Much is Your Name Worth?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the value of each coin type and then use a code to assign each letter of the alphabet to the value of the coins. They add coin combinations to determine the value of their name.
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Iditarod Math Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Iditarod worksheet, learners complete word problems about the money, booties, time, and more about the Iditarod. Students complete fifteen problems.
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Valentine Shop

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use Coin Critters software to practice coin recognition. Students complete a printing project for the cover of Valentine cards and use monthly calendars or a hundreds chart to count by 5's and 10's. Students use KidPix to create...
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Everyday Mathematics: Counting Up

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this counting up worksheet, students learn strategies to help them solve problems involving change. Students study a number grid and number line to help them count up to make change.
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial instructional activity, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Money Matters!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students get to build a piggy bank and experiment with coin denominations. Students gather parents and community volunteers to join with them for this class art project. Students and volunteers papier-mache an original piggy bank.
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Meba Math (K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept lesson, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...