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Concepts of Time and Money
Students review a calendar and the days of the week along with their abbreviations. They practice identifying, writing and recognizing the days of the week and months of the year by playing the game of "concentration."
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Banking Basics
Students examine ways to make money grow through banking basics. In this banking basics lesson, kids identify the types of bank accounts and explore the different types of accounts. Students work in pairs to create pamphlets about...
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Reflecting on the Power of Volunteerism
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students contribute to society by examining volunteer activities that benefit others. Learners collaborate to create a skit to promote volunteerism.
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The Joy of Giving
Children identify wants and needs, bake and sell cookies to raise money, and then go to the mall to purchase gifts for Christmas stockings that are donated to the Salvation Army. They then perform Graphing activities to help children...
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Trail Mix
Third graders, given the price of different ingredients, make a trail mix of five different items without exceeding their budget of five dollars. They choose between pretzels, M&M's, twizzlers, popcorn, etc,. Each student practices...
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Cookie Mining
Students investigate mining and economics. In this mining activity, students play a game in which they purchase property, mine the property, and pay for reclamation. Students earn money for each ore mined.
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Philanthropy Market Is Open Today
Students earn money for a philanthropic organization. In this service learning instructional activity, students organize a snack market sale to earn money for charities.
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Investigation-Pattern/Functions
Young scholars explore number patterns. In this number patterns and probability math lesson, students work in groups to describe the patterns present in the first five rows of Pascal's Triangle, then write numbers to continue this...
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Math Investigations
Students demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. In this math investigation lesson, students develop a class-list of ways they use math everyday. Students define math vocabulary words, such as "counting," "daily life," and "measure."
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Tip the Scales
Learners, in groups, estimate and check the weights of classroom objects using coins as the standard of measure.
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Problem Solving: Use a Simpler Problem
In this problem solving learning exercise, 5th graders focus on using a simpler problem to solve 6 word problems. They work with decimals, fractions, times, and money.
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Figuring Elapsed Time
Students tell time. In this elapsed time instructional activity, students review how to tell time to five minutes. Students solve problems where they must determine the elapsed time.
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Planning and Shopping for the Menu
Learners plan a menu considering the number of people to be served and the amount of money they have to work with to buy the necessary ingredients.
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Sentence Match
Fifth graders explore the concept of equivalency. In this math lesson, 5th graders write their own word problems and pair them to appropriate algebraic number sentences.
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Stock: The Rise and Fall of Stock
Students examine the uncertainties of investing in the stock market. They look at how company profits, good or bad news, and new competition affect share prices. They write and discuss journal entries about share prices before completing...
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Pondering the Parts of Speech
Fifth graders explore the parts of speech. In this grammar instructional activity, 5th graders categorize words and create sentences using a word from each part of speech. Students locate examples of each part of speech from various...
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French Fry Run
Student explore estimation and measurement. In this measurement lesson, 2nd graders measure french fries, graph their data, and determine the size of french fries that is the best value. Students practice how to add prices and calculate ...
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Problem Solving: Work Backward
In this problem solving instructional activity, 4th graders solve each of 6 word problems by working backwards. They use the strategy while working with money and decimals.
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Leveled Problem Solving Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
In order to be able to multiply and divide decimals properly, students need to be provided with a variety of ways to practice this skill. In this basic worksheet, students practice how to multiply and divide decimals using word problems...
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?
Students identify nutritious meals and the prices of a healthy meal. In this nutritious meals lesson, students work in small groups and plan a menu for a nutritious meal. Students figure the total cost of the meal and collect money to...
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The Fruits of Fairness
Students examine the distribution of wealth in the US. In this economic distribution lesson, students use math skills to apply real statistics to the students in their classroom making these facts more of a reality.
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Systems of Word Problems
Ninth graders investigate systems of linear equations. In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders explore word problems that can be solved by using a system of equations. The problems involve such topics as cell phone usage,...
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Estimation Contest
Young scholars explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation activity, students estimate the number of Cheerios in their cup. Young scholars then determine the number of Cheerios in the entire box using what they know about their...