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It's Your Paycheck
Beyond reading and arithmetic, one of the most important skills for graduating seniors to have is fiscal literacy and responsibility. Start them on the right financial track with nine lessons that focus on a variety of important...
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Can You Match the Coin's Name?
For this coin matching activity, 2nd graders draw a line between each coin and its matching name. They match 10 pence, 50 pence, 20 pence, 1 penny, 5 pence and 2 pence.
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Money Math
Students explore the use of money in daily life. Through activities and real-life simulations, students write and balance a checkbook, explore the importance of budgeting, saving, and expenses. Using spreadsheet technology, they examine...
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Show Me the Money
Students review the terms in the "Money Vocabulary Word Bank." They make a wallet or purse to keep their money in. Students learn the song "Show Me the Money." They participate in five centers: 1) Head or Tails Tally, 2) Piggy Bank...
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Counting Quarters
In this counting coins activity, students examine the 6 sets of coins pictured and record the value of each of the sets shown.
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Coins
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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Counting Change and Changing Coins
Second graders demonstrate how to count change. In this consumer math instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book The Penny Pot and identify the value of coins. Students complete a worksheet to practice counting coins.
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Keeping Track of Our Money
Second graders complete activities to learn how to manage money. In this managing money instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty and complete two related worksheets.
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Managing My Money
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students then discuss the...
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Money Story Worksheet
For this math literacy worksheet, students focus on the example of a word problem that uses money and then create their own at the bottom of the page.
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Math Challenge: Counting Coins
In this counting coins worksheet, students practice problem solving skills as they find the value of the coins shown in 6 problems.
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Math Challenge: Counting Coins 2
In this counting coins learning exercise, students practice problem solving skills as they find the value of the coins shown in 6 problems.
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Coins for teaching
In this coins activity, students cut out the coins representing pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and complete money activities with them. Students cut out 66 coins.
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Money
In this counting coins activity, students enhance their money counting skills by completing the 23 different coin counting exercises.
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Math Challenge
In this money worksheet, 2nd graders count coins. Students study quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies and write the amount show for 6 problems.
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Money
In this money vocabulary worksheet, students locate 15 words pertaining to money in a word search. Included in the money words are names of the coins and bills currently in circulation.
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Hooray for Hand-Me-Downs!
Youngsters learn how "hand-me-downs" can help save money while practicing math word problems with this fun learning center activity.
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Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl
Cover two subjects with one lesson! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl. Then, take...
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The Case of the Shrunken Allowance
An allowance is an important thing! Make sure your kids know how to save and spend their own money. Using the book The Case of the Shrunken Allowance as a starting point, this plan covers income, spending and saving, counting, and more.
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Deal or No Deal?
Using a game format, learners engage in an activity called Deal or No Deal. Taking real life scenarios involving items for sale, such as cereal boxes three for $5.00, they determine whether an example is a deal or not. This lesson...
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Subtraction Practice, Part 4
In need of some subtraction practice? Here is a good review or quiz activity to reinforce your subtraction lesson. Twenty-four problems include subtracting two-digit numbers, most of which involve carrying. The last fifteen problems use...
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More Complex Fraction Problems
If your fifth graders have mastered fractions, push them to the next level! They multiply fractions by whole numbers and decimals (in the form of money math). The worksheet provides space for pupils to write out their work, based on two...
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Subtracting Decimals, Larger Numbers
Challenge your fifth graders with this decimals activity, which prompts them to subtract decimals to the hundredth and thousandth places. After writing the differences for the first 16 problems, they solve ten problems written in a...
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Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Claim 2
Problem solve across the content standards. The presentation slides provide 19 sample items from the Smarter Balanced high school assessment. Items illustrate Claim 2, problem solving, of the test and are drawn from all the high school...