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Ten Money Word Problems
Play with money! There are 10 word problems given; can your learners count the money in each and provide the correct answer? If possible, consider providing change for each learner to physically work out the answer.
Perkins School for the Blind
Coin Identification
You got some money, and you're not afraid to use it. Before you can use that money, you need to know what it's worth. Included is a set of activity instructions that will help your visually impaired learners indentify coins. Pupils...
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"Smart" by Shel Silverstein
Find out just how smart your young mathematicians are with this cross-curricular math and language arts lesson. After first reading Shel Silverstein's poem "Smart", students draw pictures of coins to model the different exchanges...
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Most Likely/Least Likely
Learners consider a practice problem which prompts them to choose the type of marble most likely to be picked out of a group. Then, they answer probability-type questions regarding a spinner, and a tally chart of coins.
Concord Consortium
Vending Machine
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
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,...
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Susan's Choice
Young economists explore opportunity cost by counting how much money Susan has in her piggy bank. From here, they are challenged to help Susan make a choice about what she can buy with her money.
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Polymer Physics on the Playground
Students investigate what materials allow them to slide down a slide the fastest. They set up test procedures and carry out an experiment.
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Coin Conversions
Fifth graders engage in the study of conversions from decimals to percents while examining monetary values. They explain the relationships between the equivalency interchanging decimals with percents. Then students write about the...
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Money Counting Worksheet
In this counting money worksheet, students study the coins in each of 4 rows and count the amount of money they total. Students write the total amount.
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Money Counting Worksheet
In this counting coins worksheet, students look at the coins in each row, total their amount, and write their total in the blank.
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Money Counting Worksheet
In this counting coins instructional activity, students look at the coins in each row, total their amount, and write their total in the blank.
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Matching Numbers to Words
Students explore a math concept. In this math lesson, students practice matching a number with its corresponding word. Students can work independently or with teacher help.
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Allowance Problem
In this word problem worksheet, students solve 1 short answer word problem. Students determine the least number of coins needed to give seven people a dollar allowance.
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Making Change with Coins
In this online interactive making change with coins worksheet, students read examples and use their problem solving skills in order to solve to 24 problems.
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Ways to Show Amounts
In this ways to show amounts worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm the best way to problem solve five word problems dealing with showing amounts of money.
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Saving Makes Cents
Students identify ways families save money. For this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Money
First graders explore money. In this coins value lesson, 1st graders discover the values of all the U.S. coins and practice arranging them in order to buy objects. They will play a game as a class to practice the skill of using money to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Money Management
Students discuss the differences between needs and wants, practice budgeting resources and investigate the workings of a capitalist society, by creating a mock store.
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Practicing With Money
In this coins worksheet, students draw the coins needed to create an amount of money less than $1. Students draw the appropriate coins for 6 problems.
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Counting Sets of Coins
In this counting sets of coins worksheet, students, while working with a partner, practice counting coins within five word exercises.
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Estimation
In this estimation worksheet, students analyze a table with the diameter of four coins in fractional inches. Students solve 5 multiple choice problems in which estimating is used with fractions.
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Fraction Conversions
Students convert between fractions, decimals, and percents using money. In this conversions lesson plan, students play with a mock store in class.
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Working With Coins
Students arrange coins based on their value. For this coins lesson, students trace and record the value of each coin. Students count up to find the total value of all the coins.