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Money and Business (Art)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate world currency by creating their own coin art.  In this government lesson, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of different coins and create their own design for a new one.  Students discuss and...
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Agricultural survey and the documentation of livestock or goods was the basis for the first written language. Youngsters discuss sorting and counting, and how these skills have been used for thousands of years. They accent their class...
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Adding Money: Penny, Nickel, Dime

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money worksheet, learners review the monetary amounts for a penny, nickel, and dime. Students then count the money for the 7 sets and write the total amount on the line.
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Money Amounts to 50 Cents

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money worksheet, students identify the various coins in each example and count the total amount of coins. Students complete 10 examples.
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Shopping for Candy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents.  Learners construct gingerbread...
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It's On Sale

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book The Great Pet Sale to learn about economics and advertisements. In this economics lesson plan, 1st graders read the book The Great Pet Sale and define related vocabulary words. Students compare prices to find...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Money Counting Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money worksheet, students study the coins in each of 4 rows and count the amount of money they total. Students write the total amount.
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Practice Shopping

For Students 4th - 6th
In this money worksheet, students draw the specific coins that make up 9 different amounts of money. Students add together 4 sets of coins and cross out the coins needed to purchase 9 various items found in a grocery store.
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Penny, Nickel, Dime

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders recognize and compare the value of pennies, nickels, and dimes. They review counting pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the kinds of things they count and how to use tally marks. For this social science lesson, students count animal crackers by using tally marks for each kind of animal. The tally marks are changed into numbers and...
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Shopping Spree

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine currency by completing monetary equations.  In this economics lesson, 6th graders participate in a numbers experiment where they roll a die and earn money based on their roll.  Students compete for their...