In this lesson, students explore what money is and how it differs around the world. They will compare U.S. currency with play money and with foreign currency. They will then use their knowledge to design their own money.

This site is extremely informative for teaching children the value of saving money. "You will write a persuasive letter telling why people use savings bonds as a way to save their money."

Automaticity with patterns that allow students to easily manipulate larger numbers is the aim of this instructional activity.

This lesson plan site from A to Z Teacher Stuff focuses on learners identifying coin, money values, writing amounts of money, and counting money to a specific dollar amount with at least 80% accuracy.

In this lesson, Pat Brisson's book Benny's Pennies is used as a mentor text. Students will discover ways to spend money that meets specific criteria. Students must explain their process for their spending choices, and then they must...

This is a lesson from EconEdLink where young scholars learn about saving money. Includes activities and materials.

This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this lesson you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."

This instructional activity is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.

Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...

Lesson provides an introduction to decimals.

This is the first of four lessons on banking for elementary students. This instructional activity provides the students with information on banking; it also allows them to try out some procedures for thinking about money and banking....

The Franklin Institute Online explains what bartering is and how it developed down through history. A lesson plan and quiz are also provided.

Banks are important to Americans. We use banks to save money and earn interest, or borrow money and pay interest. This lesson introduces the concepts of banking to children.

A good lesson plan that conveys to young young scholars why people work and why they keep their money in banks.