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A Gift for Mama

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings lesson, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...
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New York State Math Test Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this New York state math test worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions on money, multiplication, graphs, and more. Students complete 39 questions.
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There's No Business Like Bank Business

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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Grocery Shopping and Budgeting

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders establish a food budget based on individual needs and resources. They evaluate grocery stores and establish guidelines for purchasing specific foods.
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Multiplication word problems

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiplication worksheet, students complete multiplication word problems involving money, measurement, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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Math Review for Grade 3 (3.2)

For Teachers 3rd
For this math review for grade 3 (3.2)  worksheet, 3rd graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format.
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Unit Costs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this unit costs worksheet, students solve the six problems by multiplying the monetary amounts in each problem. Students multiply the amounts and compare the costs in some problems.
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Problem Solving: Steps and Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies lesson, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and so on. Students...
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Do You Really Need It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and share chapters of The Boxcar Children. In this wants and needs lesson, 4th graders understand through their reading the differences between wants and needs. Students complete a worksheet about wants and needs...
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Family Member

For Students 4th - 8th
In this worksheet on family members, students describe what is meant by family, their duty to family, and family meetings. In addition, they create a budget for their family for one month keeping track of all expenses for 7 days....
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There's No Accountin with Ledgers

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create and maintain a ledger, write an essay for the process, and learn to keep financial accounts through the ledger. In this ledger lesson, 10th graders define an accounting ledger and create one for the money they've...
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Selling, Spending, or Saving

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine and discuss vocabulary dealing with finances. They write and develop commercials promoting savings practices and spending habits that incorporate emotional appeals.
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What is the Importance of Developing Job Skills?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Financial literacy is the way to teach! The class works in small groups to discover the relationship between education and income level. They use their math and problem-solving skills to complete two different activities. They work out a...
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May The Best Character Win

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the financial committment to running a campaign. They discuss the difference between electroal and popular votes. They realize how involved a political campaign is!
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Reviewing With Games

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Change up your review strategies to reduce testing anxiety and appeal to multiple intelligences.
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How Can I Relate?

For Students 6th - 8th
How much is a million? This unit has a set of lessons investigating large numbers on the order of millions and billions. A culminating project has groups creating a slideshow and poster about large numbers found in the school and/or...
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Desalination: Turning Salt Water into Fresh Water

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How does San Francisco supply its citizens with enough water, even during a drought? Learn about reservoirs and why desalination could be a good solution with a reading passage about water conservation. After kids finish the...
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The REAL Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. In this money management lesson students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and how they apply to...
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Represent Whole Numbers and Decimals

For Students 4th - 7th
In this representing whole numbers and decimals practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Add Mixed Numbers with and without Regrouping

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this adding mixed numbers with and without regrouping activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Moving Out

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine their cost of living.  In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house.  Students research the cost of renting...
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New Cars? Selecting and Financing

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket, and the break-even premium. They deduce what percent of markup is. Students are able to compare terms for financing a car...
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Basic Calculus: Extrema, and Optimization: Putting it all Together

For Students Higher Ed
In this extrema and optimization worksheet, students identify all points in the domain and determine the critical points. They compute the second derivative and find the global maxima and minima. This two-page worksheet contains two...
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My Test Book: Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that regarding fractions and mixed numbers. Students may view the correct answers.