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Money in Action

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students become familiar with the various coins in our money system as well as amount of each coin. They help develop their ability to count change and find different ways to show equal amounts.
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Making Good Money Choices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how to spend donated money. In this money choices instructional activity, students explore the needs of the community. They determine the best use of donated funds for a good cause or charity. Students play a bingo...
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Counting Money Activity

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore commerce by practicing monetary transactions. In this consumer math lesson, 2nd graders practice using math functions to add and subtract different amounts of money. Students identify the different monetary units...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Field Day Scarcity

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Introduce young mathematicians to concepts of financial literacy with this open-ended word problem. With seven dollars to spend during field day and given a list of available items and their prices, children must determine how they want...
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Trading Faces

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The game of "Trading Faces" is the focus of this clever math lesson. Your mathematicians use addition to determine the values of different coin combinations by playing the game. Everything you need to implement the game, and the lesson,...
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Deal or No Deal?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Using a game format, learners engage in an activity called Deal or No Deal. Taking real life scenarios involving items for sale, such as cereal boxes three for $5.00, they determine whether an example is a deal or not. This lesson...
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Small Change Snacks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this counting coins worksheet, students count the value of the coins at the bottom and match them with the snack they can buy at the top. Students complete 9 problems and 9 matches.
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Test Your Reading Skills- Reading Comprehension 6 – How Much Money Do They Have?

For Teachers 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 6th graders read sequential sentences in order to determine the amount of money each of the named people has. They must use addition and subtraction along with the reading comprehension skills to...
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Common Sense Cookie Shop

For Teachers 1st
First graders shop for a bag of cookies using toy money. In teams, they choose which variety to buy and decides which bills and coins are necessary to buy the bag of cookies and a cashier makes change. They tally the cookies purchased...
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Math Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work in pairs, and take turns pretending to be a magician. There are a set of instructions for the magician to follow. A penny and a dime are used, and odd and even numbers are employed for multiplying. There is also a nifty...
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Making $ents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...
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Cha-Ching!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars play the Pinky's Create a Card game for practice. Students create a class store where they experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Young scholars use play money to buy and sell various products, while keeping track...
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Coupon Clippers: Understanding Comparative Shopping

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a shopping spree after listening to Pigs Go to Market: Fun with Math and Shopping. After the story is read aloud, 3rd graders answer discussion questions and review key vocabulary. Students complete provided...
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Trading Faces

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars 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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Penny

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of equivalency. In this equivalents lesson plan, students use pennies to show equivalency as they divide them into groups. Students also convert the pencils into decimals and fractions.
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Fun With Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners play a math game to gain a better understanding of fractions after visiting the American Revolution in the Time Machine. Students attempt to purchase pies from a local farmer. Learners use sheets of paper to show knowledge of...
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Probability Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders use probability terminology to describe all possible outcomes of certain events. In this probability lesson, 1st graders use counters to create a pretend "purse" of objects. Students create their own probability drawings...
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Dynamite Dimes

For Teachers K
Students participate in a game called Dynamite Dimes.
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Popping Problems!

For Teachers 4th
Turn your math lesson into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve math questions and...
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Fun With Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students get an opportunity to practice estimation skills in a real life situation after a unit on estimation has been taught.
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Com-Post With Us? Learn About Recycling While Having Fun

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the importance of recycling to help the environment. In groups, they make a compost bin on the school grounds recording how the material changes from week to week. They collect other materials for recycling like cell...
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Time Flies When Math Is Fun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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Get Supplies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the organization of a pet owner. The job of a pet owner is to be prepared. The instructional activity is integrated with math as students play the game of attaining pet...
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Gateway

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students practice listening to math problems in a foreign language.  In this number sentence lesson, students listen to the teacher ask them a question in a foreign language that has some type of number combination for an answer....