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Math -- Money
Young scholars identify a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a half dollar. They examine the value of each coin and its equivalents (to quarter/dollar). After pairing up with a classmate, each one drills the other one on each coin.
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Coins: Names and Value
Students read the story Benny's Pennies and play a matching game where they match the coin to it's value. For this coins lesson plan, students use the SMART Board to view coins.
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Money Matters
Students practice spending money by completing math word sentences. In this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money....
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Growing, Growing, Gone
Budding mathematicians identify growing patterns in numbers and songs then create their own patterns. They look at number patterns and language patterns and then create their own using money and footprints.
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Musical Note Value
Students will identify each symbol by sight stating the value of each. They will use cardboard notes to who what they have learned so far about the note values creating 4 and 6 count phrases.
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Making $ents
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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Systems - Money Problems
In this systems of equations learning exercise, students solve 9 word problems about money. Students determine the number of nickels and dimes, quarters and half-dollars, and profit from ticket sales by writing a system of...
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Millionaire Game: Life Since 1930 Britain
Life in the UK changed a lot during and after WWII. Review major events, pop icons, and life during wartime with a game. Kids play a Millionaire-style game to test what they know about rationing, blackouts, The Beatles, and British...
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Money Lessons That Cash In
Every child is fascinated by money. Teachers can use money lessons that expand on this inherent interest.
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An Academic, Economic, Cultural, and Political Lesson Plan
Students reflect on how many board games they've played have African Americans, their culture or history incorporated within. They identify four street games and three card games that appeal to African Americans. They play the...
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Making Change
Students investigate how to make change when purchasing items. In this making change instructional activity, students examine a scenario to calculate the correct change. Students play Bingo based on information and...
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Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s
Students practice counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s in order to prepare for counting and adding the values of coins.
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Math on a Roll
Students practice various math skills using a polyhedral die. In this dice game activity, students practice multiplication, addition, place value, and money using games. Standard dice may be used instead of a polyhedral die with...
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Reading Bar Graphs #2
Raise the bar in your third grade class with this learning exercise on bar graphs. Youngsters view three graphs representing three different sets of data, and answer questions based on what they analyze. The first set is completed as an...
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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...
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Nuclear Popcorn
Make your lesson on radioactive decay pop with this lab exercise. Using popcorn kernels spread over a tabletop, participants pick up all of those that point toward the back of the room, that is, those that represent decayed atoms. As the...
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns
In this nouns learning exercise, learners complete a 30 question online interactive exercise. Students determine if nouns are countable or uncountable, finish sentences with correct words or phrases and select words that go before...
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Money
Learners complete online activities to identify coins and their given values. In this coin values lesson plan, students identify pictures of various coins and write their values. Learners may then complete other activities based on a...
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Pocket Change
Students practice identifying coins and their values. In this money identification lesson, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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Valentine Shop
Students use Coin Critters software to practice coin recognition. Students complete a printing project for the cover of Valentine cards and use monthly calendars or a hundreds chart to count by 5's and 10's. Students use KidPix to create...
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New York State Math Test Grade 4
In this New York State math test instructional activity, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions on money, multiplication, estimation, and more. Students complete 30 problems.
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Estimation
Third graders practice using money. In this estimation lesson, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students visit...
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Mental Math for Adding Decimals
Fifth graders work in groups to practice adding decimals. In this adding decimals lesson, 5th graders call out different money amounts to each other and mentally add the coins called out. Students take turns calling out and adding the...
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Visualization of Rhythms in 4/4
First graders investigate musical notes. In this music instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the values of each note by counting the beats accordingly.