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The Many Faces of Coins

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine and discuss the designs on the circulating coins produced by the United States Mint. They read about the woman and child featured on the Golden Dollar. They compare and contrast coins using a Venn Diagram.
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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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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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One Dollar

For Students 1st - 4th
In this money practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that involve sums of 1 dollar.
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Pocket Change

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice identifying coins and their values. In this money identification lesson plan, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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The Probability of (Not A)

For Students 9th - 11th
For this statistics and probability worksheet, students determine the probability of an event not occurring.  The one page worksheet contains four problems.   Answers are provided.
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Coin Lab

For Students 7th - 9th
In this experimental design worksheet, students experiment with three coins, a dropper and water. They determine how many drops of water they can put on each coin. They answer questions about their experiment and they design an...
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Today's Brainstorming Problem

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this brainstorming worksheet students will analyze tasks in order to focus on quick thinking. Students will alphabetize words, list zoo animals, construct a mathematical equation, and complete analogies.
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Shopping for Candy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents.  Students construct gingerbread...
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Simplifying Ratios

For Students 10th
In this simplifying ratios instructional activity, 10th graders solve and complete 24 various types of problems. First, they complete each ratio and reduce when necessary. Then, students find the length and width of each rectangle...
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Water Displacement to Determine Volume

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the water displacement method to determine the volume of solid objects such as rocks, nails, and marbles.
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Meba Math (K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept lesson, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Making Change with Coins

For Students 3rd - 5th
For 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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How Many? How Much?

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize and learn the value of coins. In this instructional activity on money, 1st graders read the book Monster Money by Grace Maccarone, discuss the role of money in society, identify various coins, and explore making...
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Money Matters!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students get to build a piggy bank and experiment with coin denominations. Students gather parents and community volunteers to join with them for this class art project. Students and volunteers papier-mache an original piggy bank.
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Adding Instruments

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this counting money worksheet, students practice their math skills as they examine the prices of 3 items and respond to 4 questions that require then to count money.
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Money Matters

For Students 9th - 11th
In this systems of equations learning exercise, students write and solve a system of equations to find the number of coins in the money problem. The steps to the solution are included on the page.
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Place Value: Making Change with Canadian Money

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this place value:  making change with Canadian money activity, learners use a spreadsheet and certain coins to practice and record how much change would be given from a $5 bill.  A parent or tutor adjusts the questions to...
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Let's Find Out About Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the uses and development of money as part of the study of finance. They focus upon the recognition of different coins and identify the value of each. Then students solve problems involving money and coins.
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Super Cents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study money amounts less than a dollar. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders practice counting coins. Students read various stories and discuss how money was used in the stories.
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Paying the Exact Amount

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this problem solving skills worksheet, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to add and subtract using monetary amounts.
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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.
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Use Coins to Show an Amount

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this counting coins worksheet, learners read the money amounts within the word problems and then determine which mathematical operation to use to solve the word problems and find the amounts.
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Coin Values

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this coins worksheet, students find the values of coins and the totals of all the values added up together. Students complete 6 problems.