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Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore money. In this coins value lesson, 1st graders discover the values of all the U.S. coins and practice arranging them in order to buy objects. They will play a game as a class to practice the skill of using money to...
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Money Issued

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore economic issues. In this economics lesson, 4th graders read Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and discuss how Alexander wasted his money. Students write about a time when they made a poor money decision.
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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.
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Musical Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in the game Musical Money. The game Musical Money is fashioned after the game Musical Chairs, but students count money using a time limit.
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Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars practice counting and adding or subtracting coins. The lesson includes many different selections of coin types and number of coins that you may configure and select. Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters are the coins used.
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Money Bags

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify coins and their value. Using a mixed set of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, they sort the coins and identify the name of each coin and the value of one coin in each set. As the teacher announces a given...
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Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use "play money" as manipulatives, moving from coin identification to coin combinations totaling one dollar. They combine classroom work with Internet sites. Students use a buddy system to practice writing and solving word...
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Describe How Money Barter, and Credit Were Used in Colonial Virginia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen as the teacher lectures about bartering. They work in small groups to define and create a skit about one term related to bartering. Students create an Economic Terms booklet. They review that tobacco was a cash crop...
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Currency Depreciation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in the study of monetary currency while conducting research that focuses upon the time period of the Revolutionary War. The research is used to set the context for a class play. They pretend their is an auction and...
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Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to count the value of assorted coins. They discuss a story from their Math Storybook, and as a class solve a variety of problems using activity sheets. Students then independently complete a...
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Matching Coins and Amounts

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize coins and understand their values. In this coins lesson, students identify sets of coins and match them with their value.
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Piggin' out with Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...
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Reviewing Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars review the concepts on money. For this consumer math lesson, students review the vocabulary and value of each coin. Young scholars are shown coins and identify each one's name and value. Students take an included test on...
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Economy Introduction: Jack and the Bank Stock

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the functions of money. In this economics instructional activity, 3rd graders read Jack and the Beanstalk to discover the three main functions of money.
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Money and Business

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use play money to complete tasks that allow them to see if the budget they came up with works. For this budget lesson plan, 3rd graders create their own budget and test it out with the play money.
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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.
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Counting Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the different types of coins. They practice buying objects in the classroom with their coins. They must use different combinations of coins in all situations.
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Does Money Talk?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe role that money plays in politics, and write an editorial that explains whether or not they think money gives some people too much influence in government.
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Why Don't I Ever Have Any Money?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers keep a journal on their current spending habits. In groups, they develop guidelines for a family to follow given a specific amount of take home pay. They role play various scenerios to see what can be done with a given...
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Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Dockyard Maties

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students solve word problems involving money using all four operations listed, and convert pre-decimal currency into decimal currency. They discuss how dockyard mates were paid and the equivalence with today's money, and complete a...
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Math -- Money

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students 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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Show Me the Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the monetary value of a penny, nickel, and dime. They simulate a candy store by calculating the proper amount of money needed to purchase candy. After viewing a video, they complete the "Handful of Coins" pictograph .
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Let's Find Out About Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the uses and development of money as part of the study of finance. They focus upon the recognition of different coins and identify the value of each. Then students solve problems involving money and coins.
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Practicing With Money

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this practicing with money worksheet, learners review and discuss how much money they would have with one quarter, two quarters, three quarters and four quarters. Students also draw the coins they would use to pay for a particular...