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More Change
In this making change learning exercise, students complete a chart in which change is calculated after purchasing two toys with one dollar.
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Ice Cream Treat Math
For this counting money worksheet, students read 2 scenarios and respond to 4 questions pertaining to counting money and making change.
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Pizza Treat Math
In this counting money worksheet, students read a scenario and respond to 3 questions pertaining to counting money and making change.
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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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Fundraiser
In this money problems worksheet, learners solve 4 story problems that pertain to buying merchandise and making change in a booth at a school fair.
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Making Change with Dollars anc Cents
Third graders increase their knowledge of how to make change with dollars and cents by correctly identifying coins along with their values and then using coins to make an assigned amount which will be written on envelopes. They then...
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Banking And Making Change
Twelfth graders simulate making purchases based on infromation located in supermarket flyers. Working in groups, 12th graders alternately make purchases and calculate change from a given amount. Students role play common bank...
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The Price is Right, So Let's Make Change
Young scholars estimate, calculate, and count back the amount of change needed from purchases made during small group activities.
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Money Madness
Second graders explore the concept of money and making change. They use money to "purchase" candy and decide how much candy they can buy and how much money they need to purchase the candy.
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You're the Cashier!
Third graders use manipulatives and computers to count back change from amounts up to $5.00.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Making Change
Students can practice counting coins and making change in this interactive web lesson.
Math Drills
Math Drills: Money Worksheets
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.
Other
The Actuarial Foundation: Math Academy: Dining Out [Pdf]
Students will understand and apply concepts of fractions, decimals and percents to count money, make change, figure tax/tips and participate in other restaurant-related activities.
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.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Consumer Math
From basics such as adding and subtracting money, converting coins, and making change to more advanced topics such as sales tax and simple interest, this interactive tutorial offers help with consumer math issues.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding the Amount of Change Multiplication
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to calculate a total cost of a purchase, followed by calculating the amount of change given after the sale. The video is followed by practice...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Change Due
Students can practice counting change in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Making Change
Determine the change needed based on the given amount with this step by step interactive lesson.
Other
Pbs: Grocery Store, Making Change
This grocery store lesson plan will help your students understand the process of making change with real-life examples. Try adapting this Ohio State Standard based instructional activity to your state standards.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Changes in Change
This lesson begins with students visiting one web resource that gives them practice in counting money. The second resource goes one step further in that students are given opportunities to make change for make-believe purchases.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.md Margie Buys Apples
This task gives students an opportunity to work with familiar fractions and decimals in a context involving money. Aligns with 4.MD.A.2.
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
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizardpoint: Buy It With the Little Farmer
This is an engaging math money game that helps students on three different levels master the concept of paying for various items.