Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Money

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Young readers test their comprehension skills with an interactive practice. Pupils read a brief informational text about money then answer five questions. A detailed page appears at the end to showcase participants' work.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Money in Colonial Times

For Students 3rd - 8th
Comprehensive overview of the development of money in the American colonies. Topics covered include colonial coins and paper money, national coinage, copper, silver, and gold coins, and Liberty and the eagle.
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Math Drills

Math Drills: Money Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your money skills. Sheets focus on adding and subtracting money, counting coins, dollars, making change, and multiplying and dividing money.
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US Mint

U.s. Mint: Presidential $1 Coins

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Mint site provides some interesting information about the coinage of U.S. Presidents on our currency.
Lesson Plan
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Economics: International Economics: Trade and Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
Economics learning module on international trade and currency. Unit includes multi-media resources, assignments, projects and tests.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lesson Two: Spending Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson introduces children to the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share" and presents activities that will help them understand that money is limited in quantity and must be divided for...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 13: Money and Banking: Defining Money by Its Functions

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the various functions of money and contrast commodity money and fiat money.
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Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "Sandwich Money"

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The literary passage "Sandwich Money" features a young woman who works at a restaurant and lives on a tight budget, but splurges to free a bird. A Step Read, an easier version of the story, is provided...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: What Shape Is Money? Money Doesn't Have to Be Round or Rectangular

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pigs, rice, nuts, teeth, eggs, feathers - these are all types of currency! This lesson discusses different types of objects that can be used as currency and students will decide what qualities make an effective currency. Included are...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Definition, Measurement, and Functions of Money

For Students 9th - 10th
This information is intended for AP Macroeconomics students or for those taking college macroeconomics. This lesson reviews key terms and calculations related to the definition, measurement, and functions of money. Topics include the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A two-lesson unit using the Smithsonian collection of currency to teach students about the first American money. Other resources are given and all materials are downloadable.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Need for Money That Everybody Can Use

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The U.S. Currency currently has two faces. The old bills are being replaced with new designs. The study of the look of the bills will lead into a discussion of their usefulness for a segment of our population: the visually impaired people.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Civil War Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource gives a history of money through the Civil War. It includes information about what influenced types of money to be made, Confederate currency, and Union currency.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Peter Pig's Money Counter

For Students K - 1st
Interactive learning game in which students gain practical skills in financial literacy by learning how to identify and count coins. Students choose one of three levels of difficulty.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Pre K Grade2

For Teachers K - 1st
Four lessons on basic money skills for young learners cover topics such as identifying money, spending money, and earning money.
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Other

My Money

For Students 9th - 10th
This Federal Government website provides consumers with many resources and much information to help them to manage their money better. Topics include budgeting, taxes, saving, investing, retirement planning, credit, and checking...
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Other

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

For Students 9th - 10th
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Other

The Universal Currency Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Convert euros or francs into 88 different currencies. Rates are updated every minute.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 13: Introduction to Money and Banking

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: Defining money by its functions; Measuring money-currency; M1, and M2; The role of banks; and How banks create money.
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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: Currency What Is a Pistole?

For Students 9th - 10th
Short explanation of currency used in Virginia in the 1700's.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bouncing Ball Money Choices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to share how they think and feel about money.
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CNN

Cnn Money: Does a Recession Loom?

For Students 9th - 10th
What caused the economic recession of 2001? According to this CNN Money article, a lack of consumer confidence to spend money, poor corporate performace, contraction in the manufacturing and retail sales sectors, and job layoffs.
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Other

Bank of America: 8 Simple Ways to Save Money

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses eight way to save money including recording spending, saving for a goal, making a budget, plan on saving, choose something to save for, and pick the right tools.

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