Third graders explore different combinations of coins that can be used for specified amounts of money using paper money and tree diagrams. They write money amounts in different forms. Groups utilize a tree diagram imbedded in this lesson...

Second graders count up coins of money that add up to one dollar. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders also spend money and keep track of how much they have spent.

Students participate in activities that teach them how to manage money. In this managing money lesson plan, students set long and short term goals for economic success by having discussions, identifying benefits of saving, and...

Students identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school, specifically math, are interrelated with those of music.

Young scholars discover the names and values of different monetary denominations. In this money lesson, students examine the different combinations that money can be added in to find specified amounts. The young scholars complete...

Students count coins. In this currency and mathematics lesson plan, students use skip counting to figure the value of a group of coins. Students use plastic replica coins and real coins.

Students review the terms in the "Money Vocabulary Word Bank." They make a wallet or purse to keep their money in. Students learn the song "Show Me the Money." They participate in five centers: 1) Head or Tails Tally, 2) Piggy Bank...

Students participate in online currency activities. In this currency lesson, students complete 6 activities which include online resources. They learn about bartering, monetary systems, foreign currency, stores, selling items, and finish...

Students identify coin/money values, write amounts of money and calculate change. The poem, "Smart" by Shel Silverstein is used in this lesson.

Students identify the coins and bills used in the United States. They write the amounts of each bill and coin and practicing counting different amounts. They follow a demonstration about how to count money as well.

Students listen to story Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis, explore history of money, and examine how money is produced in the United States. They discuss why money is used for exchange, and describe how money has changed over time.

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...

Learn the difference between saving money and investing money, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. Kids review banking and personal finance terms before studying the different ways that people can reach their financial...

First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.

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.

Third graders participate in the game Musical Money. The game Musical Money is fashioned after the game Musical Chairs, but students count money using a time limit.

Students identify different denominations of United States currency and symbols associated with money and reading prices. In addition, in pairs they identify examples of currency from newspapers and magazines.

Students read If You Made A Million by David M. Schwartz. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of earning, saving and spending money. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social...

First graders study money, banks, and getting interest on money. In this consumer math lesson, 1st graders listen to Stan and Jan Berenstain's, Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money. They use the concepts in the book to discuss...

Students demonstrate how to count money through a simulated shopping experience. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book Just Shopping With Mom and count play money to illustrate how much the items in the book cost.

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...

Students make choices regarding money management. In this personal finance lesson, students explore budgets, incomes, and expenses as they learn vocabulary regarding personal finance and consider how to create personal budgets.

Learners explore a story about a room decoration activity to learn about measurements and area. In this measurement lesson, students listen to a story about a boy who is redecorating his bedroom. Learners discuss the story and work in...