A wonderful lesson on identifying the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter awaits your young mathematicians. They engage in a multi-session lesson which allows them to practice using the values of each coin in worksheets and activities...

Students use their creativity and logic skills as well as their knowledge of coin values and history to solve a variety of riddles. The lesson plan prompts students to compose their own riddles, exchange them with classmates, and solve...

Students explore coin value and count coin combinations. In this money counting and social studies activity, students read The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams and practice counting money and making change for a lemonade...

Second graders review coins and their values. In this coin recognition lesson, 2nd graders review the coin values as they read 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein. Students use class computer demonstrations to identify the coin's names, worth,...

Students study the individual rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. They determine where these rights come from, and why we value them as we do. They consider that our individual rights are not absolute, and may be limited by other...

Young scholars study the value of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. They demonstrate how different coin combinations equal the same amounts of money and write money amounts using the decimal point and dollar sign. They try...

Ninth graders compare the Euro with the purchasing power of the US dollar. In this economic lesson, 9th graders evaluate the value of the Euro through various exercises. Students research the currency exchange rates of the Euro.

Students create a fictitious newspaper article to document the travels of an ancient Greek coin. They evaluate the economic conditions that existed in ancient Greece and analyze the impact Alexander the Great had on the ancient world.

Students begin the lesson plan by being introduced to the currency of the Euro. As a class, they must decide which is worth more, the euro or a United States dollar. Using the internet, they determine the current exchange rate and...