Learners examine coins from around the world and write down their observations. As a class, they discuss the types of symbols used on the coins from different countries and locate the country on a map. To end the lesson, they calculate...

Students explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction instructional activity, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents.  Students...

In this comparing weights worksheet, 2nd graders compare and contrast the weight of three different coins and then calculate the answers to eight questions.

Students explore tessellations. In this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Students create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.

Fourth graders draw a set of blueprints and record measurements on them. They add, subtract and multiply to work within their house-building budget.

In this data collection worksheet, students use a penny and a dime to play a math game. Students flip the money in the cup and then record the number of heads and tails showing marking the coins in the box.

Middle schoolers explore the costs of various cell phone plans, and various types of banking accounts to determine which one would yield the highest returns if the money saved from the cell phones were placed in different accounts.

Third graders explore tessellations and the spatial concepts used in creating them.  In this tessellations lesson, 3rd graders rotate, reflect and transform shapes to create tessellations.  Students become familiar with the...

Sixth graders study eight persuasive techniques that occur in a variety of media types. They write a persuasive essay and present it to the class. They create a "new product" for which they produce an advertisement using persuasive...

Learners discover the rules of different forms of transportation. They see how to read the public transportation schedule and recognize all the possible ways of getting from one place to another.