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Alexander Used to Be Rich

For Teachers K - 2nd
Reading Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, launches this instructional activity appropriate for children who recognize coins and have been introduced to coin values. Using addition and subtraction skills, the class tracks...
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Lesson Plan
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Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice counting money.  For this counting and comparing money lesson, students review the value of coins and use play money to count out five dollars.  Students complete a worksheet to determine what items they could buy...
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Worksheet
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Value of Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money with coins worksheet, learners count by ones, fives, or tens to write the amount of the money the coins in each row are worth. Students also respond to a question regarding how to make 30 cents with coins.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Count Dime and Pennies

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students use problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to count coins.
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Interactive
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My Test Book: Counting Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to count coins. Students may view the correct answers.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Counting Money Review

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this online interactive counting money worksheet, students read examples and use their problem solving skills in order to solve to 20 problems.
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PPT
Curated OER

Totals to 10

For Teachers K - 2nd
Counting money can be a fun skill to master. Kids count a variety of penny combinations arriving at totals up to 10. Each slide contains a different amount and can be used in a variety of ways. For example, kids can add the value on each...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Making Change - Bills And Coins

For Students 2nd - 4th
Here is an interactive worksheet that allows learners to practice counting change with bills and coins, make change for a dollar, and practice their subtraction skills. The bills used are ones, fives, tens, twenties, and fifties. A good...
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Worksheet
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Nickels and Pennies

For Students 2nd
In this worksheet about money, 2nd graders practice counting money using nickels and pennies. Students look at a picture on the worksheet of a penny and a nickel showing how many of each and also as a representation in a word sentence....
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Lesson Plan
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Count On It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate money. In this consumer math lesson, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Money Word Problems - myTestBook.com

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Consider printing out this worksheet for your second and third graders! They're starting to learn about monetary value and counting coins. The questions are all formatted as multiple choice questions, so ensure your learners are fully...
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify a quarter, dime, penny, nickel, and dime. They match the coin with it's monetary value, collect data on excel spreadsheet, and create a graph in Excel. Students participate in group activities.
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Worksheet
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Busy Teacher’s Café

"Smart" by Shel Silverstein

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find out just how smart your young mathematicians are with this cross-curricular math and language arts lesson. After first reading Shel Silverstein's poem "Smart", students draw pictures of coins to model the different exchanges...
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Barter vs. Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book, Sheep in a Shop, that leads them to think about making financial decisions, trading, and the barter system. After the book is read aloud, a discussion ensues about some of the things that the sheep...
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Lesson Plan
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Choosing Coins

For Teachers 1st
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify what coins can be used to buy a toy train. Then they count out how much money is given and write that amount in cents. Students also trace or draw the coins to match each price listed.
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Lesson Plan
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A Mass of Pennies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners estimate and determine the number of cents (pennies) that are needed to equal the mass of a variety of common objects. They develop a process for measuring and explore concepts related to units of measurement.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting with Base - Ten Models

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help your kids develop strategies for counting. In this base-ten lesson plan, learners use matching cards, base 10 blocks, and dry erase markers and boards to examine the base 10 counting system.
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Lesson Plan
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What's All this Money Madness?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the value of money. In this money lesson, 2nd graders read the book Money Madness by David A. Alder and watch Brain Pop Jr. videos. Students discuss why we need money and how people earn money. Students each...
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Lesson Plan
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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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Count On It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners practice counting money. In this consumer math lesson, students identify the various U.S. coins and group them in various ways to equal a dollar. Learners will use the money they collected for a donation towards a non-profit...
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"Let's Count Money"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in an interactive Internet activity that allows them to practice counting money. Students can work independently or cooperatively as they "drag and drop" coins using a mouse.
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Help young mathematicians make cents out of the US currency system with this two-part math lesson. Children first learn the names and values for each type of coin, before learning to count and compare the values of coins using the...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

A Penny Saved

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A penny saved is a penny earned! Scholars research the different ways to save money over a lifetime. They investigate the Rule of 72, compound interest, and sub-prime loans to gain an understanding of how banks aid in the saving process....
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Lesson Plan
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Model Counting Pennies and Nickels

For Teachers 1st
First graders provide monetary value of coins. In this counting pennies and nickels lesson plan, 1st graders practice counting money with a partner.