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Deena's Lucky Penny
Students discover the coin denominations of U.S. Currency. In this money lesson, students read the book Deena's Lucky Penny, then complete a coin matching activity using the Internet. Students also read Shel Silverstein's...
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Penny, Nickel, Dime
For this money worksheet, students play a game with a pair of dice involving the arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction. Students interact with pennies, nickels and dimes.
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Coin Hunt and It's Variations
Students play a game designed to give them practice identifying coin names and values. They form two lines with coins spread out in between the teams and when the teacher calls out a coin, the two in front scramble to find the specified...
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Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes
In this value of coins activity, 2nd graders find the value of 4 rows of coins. Students write the amount of each penny, nickel and dime underneath their picture and then add up all the coins on each row.
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Quarters, Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies
In this money worksheet, 3rd graders will examine the photos of coins and write the correct amount. Students will complete ten problems counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies to conclude how much is in each picture.
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How Many Pennies? challenge
In this solving penny word problems learning exercise, students solve addition problems and use dimes, nickels, and pennies to draw the least number of coins possible for the total amount. Students solve three problems.
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Count Nickels and Pennies
For this money worksheet, students solve 6 short word problems in which they find the total monetary amounts that are described using nickels and pennies.
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Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Cents
In this coins worksheet, students count up the total number of dimes, nickels, and pennies in each problem. Students complete 25 problems total.
Math Salamanders Ltd.
Counting Quarters, Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies Sheet 2
In this counting coins instructional activity, students count up the quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies in each problem. Students complete seven problems.
Math Salamanders Ltd.
Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies Sheet 3
For this coin-counting activity, students count dimes, nickels, and pennies in coin form and in word form. Students complete eight problems total.
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Nickels and Pennies
In this worksheet about money, 2nd graders practice counting money using nickels and pennies. Students look at a picture on the worksheet of a penny and a nickel showing how many of each and also as a representation in a word sentence....
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Penny Pinchers
Students, by participating in a classroom toy store, are introduced to the penny.
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Grade 1 Math Practice
In this counting coins worksheet, students answer 5 fill in the blank questions where they count groups of nickels and pennies and write the amount of money pictured on the line provided.
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Grade 1 Math Practice
In this counting coins worksheet, students answer 5 fill in the blank questions where they count groups of nickels, dimes and pennies and then write the amount of money on the blank provided.
Illustrative Mathematics
Coins in a Circular Pattern
What starts as a basic question of division and remainders quickly turns abstract in this question of related ratios and radii. The class works to surround a central coin with coins of the same and different values, then develops a...
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Grade 1 Math: Addition and Subtraction 3
In this consumer math worksheet, 1st graders practice counting coins. They circle the group of coins that are equal to the given money amount. They count dimes, nickels, and pennies.
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Count And Add Nickels
This math lesson focuses on coins - specifically the nickel. Students use plastic nickles in order to gain practice counting by fives, and adding amounts of cents. Students complete a worksheet where they tally up different amounts of...
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Decimal Notation for Pennies and Dimes
Second graders write money in decimal form. In this money lesson, 2nd graders discuss the value of coins and find the placement of the decimal in writing the amount. They find the fractional parts of coins in a dollar.
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Combating Corrosion
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
University of Minnesota
Heads or Tails
How exactly does touch help us identify items? Students test this question by feeling a coin without moving their fingers and trying to determine if it is heads or tails. They test their accuracy by rubbing their...
US Mint
Coin Connections
Help young mathematicians make cents out of the US currency system with this two-part math lesson. Children first learn the names and values for each type of coin, before learning to count and compare the values of coins using the...
Perkins School for the Blind
Counting Cups
Teach one-to-one correspondence, fine motor, and counting skills to your learners with visual disabilities. Included are a set of activity suggestions, which are useful when teaching a variety of different early math skills. Braille,...
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...
August House
The Magic Pot
The Magic Pot by Patricia Coombs is the theme of this multidisciplinary lesson plan. Early readers first take part in a read aloud and grand conversation about the story's details. Then, they get to work practicing their skills in...