Introducing money (Elementary, Mathematics)

Introduce young learners to the important life skill of responsibly managing money and recording how much they spend and save. 

Introduce young mathematicians to concepts of financial literacy with this open-ended word problem. With seven dollars to spend during field day and given a list of available items and their prices, children must determine how they want...

Second graders identify coins and their assigned value. In this economics activity, 2nd graders practice using money, up to a dollar, by spending it on objects priced in the room. Students keep a record of how much they spent. Students...

Elementary money makers are walked through five steps to compare two different amounts. RJ speaks slowly as animations display his explanations. He compares the price of a New York magnet to the amount of money his cousin has on hand to...

Students practice spelling words and earn points (Each spelling word is assigned a value.) for each one spelled correctly. They keep track of money earned and may purchase items at the end of the month.

Young mathematicians discover the rules for adding and subtracting two digit numbers. In this addition and subtraction lesson, 1st graders examine the procedure for math problems with two digit numbers. Finally, everyone takes part in a...

Elementary pupils apply problem solving strategies within a budget. Learners use math operations and knowledge of money to create a bouquet for less than $10.00. Websites and recording sheets are used, and they complete the lesson doing...

Young scholars rotate through a group of centers counting the coins that are in a cup placed at each spot. After completing the entire circuit, papers are graded as a whole class and each student gets to spend the money in their cup at a...

Elementary learners explore coin mint dates. First, they listen to the book Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. They then sort a collection of coins according to their mint date and put them in order from oldest...

Students listen to a book read to them by their teacher and express the amount of money stated with their manipulative of play money and show different ways to express that amount of money.