In this KQED infographic, find out how much an adult in different-sized households needs to make to pay for basic monthly living expenses. In the accompanying classroom activity, students solve real-life problems involving rate and ratio...

Use this intermediate lesson to teach your students about the European currency, the Euro. Interactive links take the learner to France where they learn about French money and French culture.

[Free Registration/Login Required] During this lesson students will learn the relationship between decimals and money. They will use banking terminology to add and subtract dollar and cent amounts in a checkbook-like situation.

This is a instructional activity geared towards elementary level students. Using the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents by Eric Kimmel, the teacher instructs students about the terms creditor, debtor, collateral, credit, and credit...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Have your students experience the act of trading goods and services with bartering. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to make a deal, in order to get what they want. Better yet, make...

In this interactive game, students round money to 5 cents, 10 cents, or 100 cents by dragging a puzzle piece the the correct answer and revealing a picture when finished.

Find the total amount of money by counting the fifty cent coins. The quiz is multiple choice and your score is recorded. The questions are generated at random, so you can take the quiz over and over again!

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.

Compare two groups of coins and determine which group is worth more or less than the other. Money values are less than thirty cents. Words, not inequality signs, are used to compare the values. Score is kept as you go through activity.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to chose the correct coins to best represent the amount given.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This chart is designed to assess students' prior knowledge of coin recognition and then introduce a technique for adding pennies, nickels and dimes that equal 100 cents or less.

Use this interactive game to match the value of a coin with the name of the coin. The game lets you know when you answer an item correctly. Scroll down to view the game.

Choose from one of the countries on the map and put coins and bills together to make the money amount shown. Some of the currencies are not in dollars and cents, but as you add a coin or bill, the money you have accumulated appears at...

Students will learn that most countries create their own currency for use as money. In most of Europe that money is now the Euro. Students will discover the use of Euros in this simulation and learn a little about exchanging dollars for...

Find out the history of the Monticello Nickel, then print a copy of the design. Links to games and other activities follow the information.

Find out the history of the Roosevelt Dime, then print a copy of the design. Links to games and other activities follow the information.

Find out the history of the half dollar coin, then print a copy of the design. Links to games and other activities follow the information.

Find out the history of the Quarter, then print a copy of the design. Links to games and other activities follow the information.

Help children create a simple lunch counter where they can learn about dollars and cents and sharpen their business skills at the same time. This activity will help them learn coin values, count by fives and tens, and practice simple...

This lesson explains what making change is, contains a game and other resources to help you practice this important skill.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes what the numerical value of money translates to in dollars and cents. The video is followed by additional problems for students to practice the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Count money to 50 cents using pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.

[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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students count out coins to pay for different items and different ways you can write cents. There are various items and opportunities for students can practice shopping. This makes a great center activity.