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Money Match
Playing a game can be educational, pupils use this matching activity to identify coins and their values. This is a great way to have learners practice their money sense.
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Coins Lesson Plan
First graders identify different coins and use their values in combination with each other to buy different objects. In this coins lesson plan, 1st graders identify the value of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny, and use them to buy items.
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Practicing With Money
In this practicing with money worksheet, learners review and discuss how much money they would have with one quarter, two quarters, three quarters and four quarters. Students also draw the coins they would use to pay for a particular...
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Trading Faces
Students use addition to determine values of coin combinations. They play a game where they come up with possible trades: two nickels for a dime and complete a tally worksheet. There are other lessons in this unit.
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Money Matters
Students play a game called Money Matters using cut out representatives of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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A "State of the Arts" Coin 4-6
Students study the historical figures depicted on the penny,
nickel, dime, and quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in their design. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas...
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Coin Art 4-6
Learners study the historical figures and symbols of U.S.
patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins and learn that artists designed the portraits and other images on the coins. They research Texas symbols and...
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Pennies and Nickels and Dimes...Oh, My!
Students play a game in which they determine the number of cents that equal a nickel, dime, and quarter. They identify which set of coins has more, fewer, or the same amount while also counting each collection and writing the...
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Number Cents
Students identify the value of coins. In this number cents lesson, students use coins to create sets of equivalent values. They create patterns with coins and write the value of coins in two forms. Students count the value of given...
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Show Me the Money
Students review the terms in the "Money Vocabulary Word Bank." They make a wallet or purse to keep their money in. Students learn the song "Show Me the Money." They participate in five centers: 1) Head or Tails Tally, 2) Piggy Bank...
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Let's Find Out About Money
First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.
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Money Bags
First graders identify coins and their value. Using a mixed set of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, they sort the coins and identify the name of each coin and the value of one coin in each set. As the teacher announces a given...
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Smart- Counting Coins
Learners discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson, students identify heads and tails of coins and the value of each coin. Learners visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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Kindergarten Money
Students identify the various coins and their values through presentations, a rubric, a value pretest, and coin manipulatives. Money is incorporated into various activities whether at home or in school. Students create money webs using...
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Show Me the Money
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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All Equivalencies-Making 25 cents
First graders manipulate pennies, nickels, and dimes to equal the value of a quarter. Students display the value of a quarter in a variety of ways. Students model ways to make 25 cents.
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ALL EQUIVALENCIES - MAKING 25 CENTS
First graders individually use the computer to manipulate pennies, nickels, and dimes to equal the value of a quarter. Students show different values in a variety of ways. With the teacer students complete worksheet located on the white...
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What are Quarters Made of?
Pupils study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins,
especially the quarter. They l research why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to
change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with zinc. In addition, they perform...
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Counting Coins
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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The Case of the Broken Piggy Bank
Students list the value of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny in dollar form. They find the total monetary value of a set of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. They calculate change received on a purchase.
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Coin Crossroads
Pupils play a racetrack game using money vocabulary and adding coins with the same value. They read car racing stories and observe the reverse of the Indiana quarter. They locate Indiana on a map.
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How Many Ways?
Students estimate the amount of money they have in groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. In this money lesson plan, students then count up the amounts they have and exchange money amounts.
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I Can Buy...Matching Money
In this money/coin worksheet, students match coin sets to toys with prices attached. Coins used: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.