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The Value of Coins
Students examine the Iowa state quarter and discuss things they value. They draw a picture of something they value and then practice identifying the values of coins.
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Coin Crossroads
Students play a racetrack game using money vocabulary and adding coins with the same value. They read car racing stories and observe the reverse of the Indiana quarter. They locate Indiana on a map.
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Mural Mania
Students create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included...
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Protect for Safekeeping
Students observe the North Dakota quarter reverse and discuss its imagery and meaning. They define "endangered species" and "conservation." They read books about recycling and conservation. They complete a worksheet about recycling and...
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Learn to Earn When You Tend to Spend
Students examine spending and earning, and calculate change up to a dollar. They view and participate in demonstrations of earning and spending math problems, complete a worksheet, and play a game in pairs that simulates banking.
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Flying High in Ohio
Students use a Venn diagram to explore the similarities and differences between two sets of "Aviation Pioneers." They read age appropriate texts related to the design of the Ohio quarter reverse. They examine the quarter and locate Ohio...
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Great Graphs
Students create graphs by tabulating their preferences among 10 state quarters. They examine quarters and tally their favorites. They complete a worksheet. There are more lesson plans included in this unit.
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State Quarter Game
Investigate the 50 State Quarter's Program. Learners view and discuss the images on the Indiana state quarter, develop a list of questions about the states, conduct research to answer the questions, and play a game using the questions...
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How Much is Your Name Worth?
Students identify the value of each coin type and then use a code to assign each letter of the alphabet to the value of the coins. They add coin combinations to determine the value of their name.
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The Case of the Broken Piggy Bank
Students list the value of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny in dollar form. They find the total monetary value of a set of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. They calculate change received on a purchase.
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Mixing Coins
Young scholars explore mixed (different denomination) coin sets and create different total amounts.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Halloween: Fractions (Quarters)
Practice your fraction skills with this game. Erica is celebrating Halloween. Which costume are you wearing?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Music Center: Fractions
Mrs. Johnson and her class are visiting the music center to learn more about fractions. You can join them!
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Change Due
This lesson explains what making change is, contains a game and other resources to help you practice this important skill.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding the Equal Amount of Money Given
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This interactive resource is practice problems where students complete the table to determine how you would make a given amount of money using dimes, nickels,...
Other
Fayette County Public Schools Curriculum: Counting Money
This site has a review of current U.S. coin values.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Coins and Dollars in Words
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice converting money from coins into dollars.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Dollars Into Cents
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice converting money from dollars into cents.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Pennies a Little Goes a Long Way Game
Use this fun learning game in your classroom to help learners understand the value of money. Groups of students will be exchanging pennies for other types of coins.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Identify Halves and Quarters
This site provides students practice with the concept of halves and quarters. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "Coin" Word Problems
This site demonstrates how to solve 'coin' word problems, given relationships between the types of coins.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A ced.a.3: Dimes and Quarters
This task requires students to recognize the pairs of linear equations in two variables that would be used to solve a given system of equations. Aligns with A-CED.A.3.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Coin Box
An interactive game involving coins to learn basic money skills such as counting money, making change and identifying coins of different denominations
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Writing the Value of the Money in Each Purse
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice looking at a picture of a purse and determining the total value of money in the purse.