Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Random Sampling

For Teachers 7th Standards
Sample pennies to gain an understanding of their ages. The 16th installment of a 25-part series requires groups to collect samples from a jar of pennies. Pupils compare the distribution of their samples with the distribution of the...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Bricks for Books

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Maximize a profit with an understanding of geometric dimension. A real-world task challenges learners to design a pattern using three different brick shapes. The bricks are dedicated with a different donation for each shape, so part of...
Handout
Curated OER

Corporate Tax Rate and Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does lowering the corporate tax rate help create jobs in the United States? Learners explore the top pro and con arguments and quotes relating to the issue. They read background information about the creation of the federal corporate...
Activity
Curated OER

Water Down the Drain

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Did you know that leaky faucets waste $10 million worth of water? Conservationists perform an experiment and draw best-fit lines to explore how the US Geological Society determined this value.
Lesson Plan
Media Education Lab

Defining Propaganda

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
21st century learners live in a media world. Help them develop the skills they need to be able to analyze the barrage of propaganda they face daily, with a resource that introduces them to the type of persuasive appeals found in...
Lesson Plan
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Judicial Branch of California

Public Service Announcement: Civic Responsibility

For Teachers 5th
Get your message across. Scholars use their prior knowledge and artistic skills to create public service announcements. The project is designed to explain the importance of civic harmony and the responsibility of all citizens to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Clues and Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this clues and coins instructional activity, students practice their math skills as they read 6 clues and then draw the coins to answer each question. Students also respond to 1 math word problem.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coins: Names and Value

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read the story Benny's Pennies and play a matching game where they match the coin to it's value. In this coins lesson plan, students use the SMART Board to view coins.
Organizer
Curated OER

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Coin Recognition & Value

For Students K - 1st
In this coin recognition worksheet, students cut out pictures of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Students then glue the pictures in the appropriate boxes according to their values.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Place Value: Making Change with Canadian Money

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this place value:  making change with Canadian money activity, learners use a spreadsheet and certain coins to practice and record how much change would be given from a $5 bill.  A parent or tutor adjusts the questions to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WHY DOES MONEY HAVE VALUE?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn that money has value by examining the history, meaning of money. market structures and pricing. In this analysis lesson, students use exchange rates to find the cost of an item different currencies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing money (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, one each day for four days, using a magnifying glass to identify the similarities. Then students discuss differences and value and learn a 'rap' to memorize values.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Find Out About Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Money Match Up

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood counting money learning exercise, students cut out the 20 cards labeled with coin groups and money values. Students match the 10 amounts to the appropriate 10 groups of coins.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Using Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders count fake money by grouping like coins together. For this counting lesson plan, 2nd graders complete worksheets provided in this lesson.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting 1p, 2p, and 5p Coins

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this coins activity, students count the total number of pence in coins from British Money. Students complete 3 sets of problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions lesson plan, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Young...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Money Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this money worksheet, students complete word problems about money and its total value, buying items, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Talks Canadian Money

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners use newspapers, games and journal writing activities to examine the importance of money and the role it plays in daily life. They complete several math problems, fill out worksheets and practice changing varying amounts.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennies, Nickels, and Quarters: Missing Values

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins worksheet, students use their subtraction skills to solve 6 problems that require them to fill in the missing values.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Coins - Drawing the Correct Amounts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this money worksheet, learners follow the directions to draw the correct monetary amount using the given number of coins. They complete 5 examples such as drawing $.41 using 6 coins.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Values Auction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students assess what they value and participate in a class auction. In this financial values activity, students complete a budget activity and use play money to participate in an auction. Students complete a related worksheet and take a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 3: Where Does Money Come From?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to story Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis, explore history of money, and examine how money is produced in the United States. They discuss why money is used for exchange, and describe how money has changed over time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Role of Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate the role of money and how it is used in the world. The purpose and the history of it is covered while they look at concepts like spending in different parts of the world. This is when students practice with exchange...