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What Does a Quarter Weigh?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They create a balance scale from common materials to measure the approximate weight of a quarter.
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Metal Composition & the U.S. Mint

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. Theyresearch why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with nickel. In addition, they perform...
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Show Me Economics

For Teachers K
Students identify the penny as a copper coin worth 1 cent. They discover information found on the penny: President Lincoln's face, Lincoln Memorial, date, and location of minting.
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Mixing Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore mixed (different denomination) coin sets and create different total amounts.
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Matching Pairs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners take turns matching the appropriate shapes (listing coin values) to those with numerical values listed on them. When pupils are successful, they win a blank shape for their collection.
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How Much is Your Name Worth?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners identify the value of each coin type and then use a code to assign each letter of the alphabet to the value of the coins. They add coin combinations to determine the value of their name.
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Sun Prints

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use coins to help them explore the sun as a source of renewable energy. They go outside in the sunshine and make a design by placing coins on their piece of black construction paper.
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Money Values Worksheet Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students determine how many dollars, quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies equals a given dollar amount.
Worksheet
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Match the Picture of Money to the Correct Word Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this money pictures and words learning exercise, student fill in the blanks below 5 money pictures with the words that name them. They see the words in a word bank below the pictures. They see words which include penny, nickel, dime,...
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Coin Cards

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this U.S. coins learning exercise, students cut apart 16 cards that feature photographs of the front and back of quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. There are no directions.
Worksheet
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Money and Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coins worksheet, students review and count four different types of coins: penny, dime, nickel and quarter. Students view the word name, cent number and actual dollar sign for each denomination.
Worksheet
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Math Challenge: Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins worksheet, students identify the coins and count the total. Students identify quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies to complete the 6 problems.
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Barter vs. Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book, Sheep in a Shop, that leads them to think about making financial decisions, trading, and the barter system. After the book is read aloud, a discussion ensues about some of the things that the sheep...
Worksheet
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What's Left Over?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this mathematics worksheet, students identify and find the amount remaining after subtracting different amounts from a standard currency unit. Then they select the unit of currency and identify how to present sub-dollar amounts with...
Worksheet
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Money and Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this different types of coins worksheet, student match four different types of coins to their actual names by drawing a line from one the another.
Worksheet
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Counting Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins learning exercise, students solve 4 problems in which a group of coins is counted. Students write the total amount of money.
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LCR Math Dice Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a dice game with play money. In this dice game lesson, students use play money and move poker chips back and forth. Students practice their money math using collaborative skills. Students also roll dice to see how far they...
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Identifying Coins and Their Value

For Teachers K - 1st
Use the special Tennessee State Quarter as a learning tool. During this instructional activity, discuss why the Tennessee Quarter has musical instruments on it. You can also utilize a worksheet embedded in the plan to help your class...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Developing Formulas for Circles and Regular Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Formulas and procedures for finding the area and circumference are not provided on this handout, so it will be best used as a practice of already-acquired skills. It is a well-rounded assignment, however, as it includes diagrams,...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Vending Machine

For Students 9th - 12th
Let the resource quench your thirst for knowledge, like a vending machine that dispenses drinks. Future computer scientists develop an algorithm to identify the fewest number of coins that a vending machine could use in creating change....
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Learn to Earn When you Tend to Spend

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Analyzing and understanding word problems is extremely important. Pupils learn that in money problems, earn usually means you add and spend usually means you subtract. They will solve a series of money-related word problems, label coins,...
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics Vocabulary Cards - Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Enhance your math lesson with a series of pictures that illustrate different math concepts. The vocabulary includes a variety of ideas and pictures including fractions, ordinal numbers, picture graphs, and number lines.
Interactive
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Money Word Problems - myTestBook.com

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Consider printing out this worksheet for your second and third graders! They're starting to learn about monetary value and counting coins. The questions are all formatted as multiple choice questions, so ensure your learners are fully...
Worksheet
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Problem Solving: Write an Expression

For Students 4th - 6th
Here is a writing expressions worksheet in which learners write an expression to solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to money.

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