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Sales Tax and Discounts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept of sales tax and discounts. In this sales tax and discounts lesson plan, students pretend to gamble in groups to win fake money. Young scholars must tax their winnings. Students collect receipts. Young...
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The Magic Pot

For Teachers K
Students read the story The Magic Pot and complete language arts based activities based on the story. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss, listen, observe, and complete language worksheets.
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How Much? Coin Addition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this coin addition activity, students add sets of coins, writing the total amount counted beside each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Pay Credit When Credit is Due

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students examine student organizers that focus on credit scores and credit history. Students participate in an on-line activity. Students examine credit card offers and...
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Out to Lunch

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...
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Narrow It Down

For Teachers K - 6th
Students participate in a logic activity in which they identify items. In this logic activity, students work in groups as they play a questioning game that is similar to "Twenty Questions." They ask questions and rule out items in a...
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Investment Investigator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate and model how to invest money. In this business lesson, students investigate 4 methods to investment. They discuss risky and safe investment.  
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Not Everything is More Expensive

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore percent increases and decreases. They calculate the percent increase and decrease. Students use math to solve problems and communicate. They apply the given formula for percent increase/decrease.
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6-8 Baseball Fun: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math instructional activity, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics....
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How Much Do I Need to Buy?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this perimeter worksheet, students solve five problems in which they calculate how much floor molding they need to buy for a living room. Students use the provided grid to draw the plan.
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Let's Try Various Calculations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore math facts.  In this calculation and math facts lesson, students play a board game in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division math facts are practiced.  A copy of the game is included.
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Public Companies: Power of the People

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine the differences between publicly and privately owned companies. They determine the relationship between publicly traded companies and their shareholders. They determine what it means to be a shareholder and what...
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Representing Rational Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore rational numbers. For this fractions, decimals, and percents lesson, 7th graders identify and compare equivalencies between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students use hands-on activities to investigate the...
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Easy Division Without Remainders: 2-Digit Quotient

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this division instructional activity, students complete a total of 9 problems; problems have no remainders and 2-digit quotients. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Introduction to Economics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of unlimited wants and limited resources. They participate in an activity using money to purchase goods and services. Students evaluate benefits and costs resulting from personal...
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Shell Sort; Serving up Seafood

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete various small group activities to classify items and determine the types of combinations that can be made with these items. In the second lesson, students create menus for a restaurant to help them gain money sense and...
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Exercise Those Statistics!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in various activities, measuring their pulse rates and recording the data. They analyze the statistical concepts of mean, median, mode, and histograms using the data from the cardiovascular activities.
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Cost Effective Egg Drop

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners create cost effective ways to protect an egg. In this cost conscious lesson plan, students complete an egg drop activity while spending the least amount of money possible.
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A Measure of Happiness

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about the factors that contribute to or detract from their happiness. They create survey to determine how people in their community measure happiness, and write reflections on the relationship between money and...
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Pounds and Ounces: It's All About Weight

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore number sense by participating in a measurement estimation activity. In this weight lesson, 1st graders discuss the differences between measurement units, both English and Metric. Students examine a loaf of bread to...
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The Path to Positive

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scholars demonstrate how to add positive integers. In this computation instructional activity, students read the book Less Than Zero and use a number line and counters to play an addition game using positive integers.
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Estimating Prices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice making reasonable estimates. For this consumer math, students round purchase prices of items to estimate the total cost. Students practice using metal computations to arrive at estimates.
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Mr. Goldman's Good Idea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Shopping carts are a modern convenience that many people take for granted. Make sure your pupils do not fall into that category by completing the activities in this plan. There are ideas included for language arts, social studies, math,...
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Accounting - Analyzing Transactions to Debit/Credit Parts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to how transactions are analyzed with debits and credits. In groups, they complete a T-chart in which the account increases with credits and decreases with debits. To end the lesson, they analyze the various...