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Reviewing Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars review the concepts on money. For this consumer math lesson, students review the vocabulary and value of each coin. Young scholars are shown coins and identify each one's name and value. Students take an included test on...
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Trading Game

For Teachers K - 4th
Students listen to story about money or coins, and play game to help them solidify their understanding of money. Students focus specifically on coin value and calculating amounts of money up to fifty cents or above, depending on level.
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Count On It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice counting money. In this consumer math lesson, students identify the various U.S. coins and group them in various ways to equal a dollar. Students will use the money they collected for a donation towards a non-profit...
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Spending Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice adding monetary values. In this money lesson plan, 1st graders discuss fair trades and then use coin values to purchase items from a class store. A video titled "Blossom and Snappy Go to the Bank, Part Two".
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Money Matters

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice spending money by completing math word sentences.  In this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money....
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Making Amounts with Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss how to make correct change. In this lesson on money, 2nd graders practice making an amount using the correct number of coins.
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Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize coins are worth a fraction of a dollar. They represent the value of different coins by shading in their equivalent fractional parts in the circle. They understand that fractions are part of a whole.
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Count Coins and Bills

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the names and values of different denominations of paper money, count sets of money that include both coins and bills. They complete a money chart, read and solve word problems.
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"Let's Count Money"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils participate in an interactive Internet activity that allows them to practice counting money. Students can work independently or cooperatively as they "drag and drop" coins using a mouse.
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U.S.A.

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these literature worksheets students will construct a self made book about the USA. Students will color 15 vocabulary words pertaining to the book's topic.
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What's the Big Idea? Exercise 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive categorization learning exercise, students examine 12 groups of 4 words each. Students identify a title for each set of words.
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Savings and Budget

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of developing a budget. In this financial awareness instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book The Case of the Shrunken Allowance and brainstorm ways they can save and budget money. Students...
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Managing My Money

For Teachers 2nd
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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Valentine Shop

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use Coin Critters software to practice coin recognition. Students complete a printing project for the cover of Valentine cards and use monthly calendars or a hundreds chart to count by 5's and 10's. Students use KidPix to create...
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Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Students complete several money worksheets...
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It's On Sale

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book The Great Pet Sale to learn about economics and advertisements. In this economics lesson plan, 1st graders read the book The Great Pet Sale and define related vocabulary words. Students compare prices to find...
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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.
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Understanding Cladistics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore cladistics and create a cladogram of their own. They are shown how the scientist at the American Museum of Natural History use a method called cladistics to group animals. Students are asked how the animals (lion,...
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My Money

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars identify and interpret the relationships between various components of currency, discusses the uses of money, and provides advanced lessons on making change. They also identify the various ways that money is used and how...
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Sixth Grade Mathematics Quiz

For Students 6th
In this math worksheet, 6th graders complete multiple choice questions about variables, money, weight, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Will It Sink Or Float?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Have your class predict whether objects will sink or float in water. Learners consider a data table of mass, volume and whether the object sank or floated. They develop an evidence-based explanation for the results.
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Count, Compare and Make Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the value of coins and how to make change. In this counting money lesson, 2nd graders compare coins, practice making change, and review the value of coins using hands-on activities.
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Making Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a game in which they create monetary amounts using different coin combinations.
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Coin Identification

For Teachers K
Students identify each coin. In this coin identification lesson, students note the pictures that are on each coin. Students are shown pictures that are on each coin and recall the coin by using the pictures.