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Money Word Problems #3
Money is an excellent way to help young mathematicians practice adding and subtracting numbers with decimals. They solve 15 word problems representing a variety of scenarios for calculating money. For some, scholars determine which bills...
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Budget Mania
Learners examine several examples of budgets to develop a facility with the components of its formation. Income, expenses, and expenditures are considered and itemized for this lesson.
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Income Taxes
Most adults dread April 15 — tax day! Tax preparation can be intimidating even for adults. Build confidence by leading individuals through the process and then give them a scenario to practice. The exercise uses tax vocabulary to give...
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Why Save? Better Off Saving
Young scholars examine the pros and cons of saving versus spending money and evaluate real-life situations as well as their own spending habits. They discuss the best and worst purchase they have made and why, explore the "Downtown...
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Invest In Yourself
Students learn about budgeting, saving, dept, financial management, opportunity cost, and self-regulation. In this financial management lesson, students apply their knowledge of finance components and create their own web based plan...
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Learning to Spend, Learning to Give
Middle schoolers explore the concept of personal finances. In this personal finances lesson, students identify their income and expenses. Middle schoolers create a budget for their spending, saving, investing, and donating habits....
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Money and Business
Third graders use play money to complete tasks that allow them to see if the budget they came up with works. In this budget lesson plan, 3rd graders create their own budget and test it out with the play money.
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Money Smart Teens
Students plan positive goals for spending resources and understand why not to spend. In this financial planning lesson, students set up personal spending plans based on their resources and their long term plans. Students plan for...
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There's No Business Like Bank Business
Young scholars participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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Money Word Problems
In this money word problem worksheet, students solve a total of 7 problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Answer and hints available on-line.
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Making Good Money Choices
Students identify the needs of their community. In this communities lesson, students use a decision-making model worksheet to determine what community service project they should donate to. Students count the money they have to donate...
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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Young scholars listen to From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil F. Frankweiler and discuss wants and needs. For this iincome and expenses lesson, students relate the adventures of the children in the book to a real life financial...
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Learning to Spend, Learning to Give
Learners create a monthly budget. In this finances lesson, students learn the terms budget, income and expenses. Learners create a monthly spending plan and keep track of what they make and spend for the next 30 days. When complete,...
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Money Word Problems for Grade 4
In this money word problems for grade 4 worksheet, 4th graders answer 10 multiple choice questions about money, not interactively, then scroll down to see the answers.
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Recession Lesson: The Silver Lining of the Economic Downturn
Students discuss money and interest. In this discussing money and interest instructional activity, students discuss positives of an economic recession. Students discuss how savings rates have increased over time and the...
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TAKS Math Quiz-Currency Problems
In this TAKS math quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on problems using currency. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Managing Your Money
Students discuss different money management options in a variety of situations. They identify moments to share, spend and save money.
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Practical Problems Involving Decimals
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson is...
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My Monthly Budget
Here's a nice layout to work on a monthly budget. There's a section to write income: where it comes from, the amounts, and any other notes. Then there's a section to write about expenses: what is purchased, the amount it costs, and...
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More People to Stick to New Year's Resolutions
What makes a good New Year's resolution? Practice goal-setting and reading comprehension with a set of language arts activities. English learners work on cloze passages, synonym matches, interviewing exercises, and...
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Money Homework
In this math worksheet, students convert the money values into the correct amounts using the British Currency and coins. They use the correct math conversions.
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Making Change- Working With Money
In this story problem making change worksheet students read a one page description of money use by a child; then solve 6 questions based on the passage.
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Extension: Money Math
In this money math worksheet, 4th graders write multiplication equations to solve a set of 6 word problems. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Activity 1: If I Had Ten Dollars
In this money matters instructional activity, students fill in the blank in 12 sentences pertaining to what they would if they had 10 dollars.