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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Money In My Pocket"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders assess a brief history of money, the use of money, working with money as well as adding and subtracting with money and how to spend money wisely with responsibility. In addition, they discuss how everything belongs to God...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How To: Count Coins and Bills

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners discover the names and values of different monetary denominations. In this money instructional activity, students examine the different combinations that money can be added in to find specified amounts. The learners complete...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scoot for Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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 class...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Add Money

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money practice instructional activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to add money.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners learn how to count money.  In this money lesson, students review the names and values for each coin.  Learners learn how to count bills and coins and how to write amounts of money.  Students complete web...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Versus Trade

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the importance of exchanging money in a market. In this economics lesson, students discover natural resources and how one can barter with those resources. In addition, students complete worksheets and discover the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice counting money.  In this counting and comparing money lesson, students review the value of coins and use play money to count out five dollars.  Students complete a worksheet to determine what items they could...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thinking About Money

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students evaluate various approaches to spending money.In this spending money literacy lesson, students broaden their financial goals by reading "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" and "A Chair for My Mother."Students use a Venn...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
In whole group practice, children count together and identify how many objects are drawn on butcher paper, increasing the number when they have achieved fluency. In pairs, they count manipulatives. They then copy series of numbers from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alexander Used to Be Rich

For Teachers K - 2nd
Reading Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, launches this lesson appropriate for children who recognize coins and have been introduced to coin values. Using addition and subtraction skills, the class tracks Alexander’s spending...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Change and Changing Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate how to count change. In this consumer math lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Penny Pot and identify the value of coins. Students complete a worksheet to practice counting coins.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Matters

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars practice spending money by completing math word sentences.  In this economics lesson plan, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Young scholars complete several money...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money: Count Pennies, Save a Dollar

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students determine how to make the largest sum of money using the least amount of coins. In this mixed currency lesson plan, students listen to a reading of If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz before participating in money...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quarters and Dollars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders determine value of quarters and dollars, solve real-life problems involving money, and compare values of sets of coins and bills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson, students identify heads and tails of coins and the value of each coin. Students visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovering Math: Beginning Measurement

For Teachers K - 2nd
Weight, time, length, cost, and mass are all things we can measure. Learners are introduced to the concepts they'll need to know before embarking on any measurement adventure. They are introduced to each type of measurement and types of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Count On It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate money. In this consumer math lesson, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Super Sale Store Game

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students help their teacher set up their classroom in the form of a store. Using construction paper, they make different amounts of paper money and items to buy. To end the lesson, they play the game to practice making change and adding...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Calculators to Solve Problems with Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve math problems.  In this calculator lesson, 2nd graders practice typing money amounts into a calculator and use the calculator to solve math problems involving money.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Counting Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the American monetary system by utilizing different denominations. In this currency instructional activity, 2nd graders participate in a die rolling activity in which they collect coins based on the rolled number....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Lesson Study Plan

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find missing addends by solving math word problems. In this missing addend lesson, 2nd graders work in a whole group setting to find the missing addends in word problems before using the strategies to work independently....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands On Math Lessons with Technology

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore a variety of math concepts. In this integrating technology activity, students visit online webtools such as Max's Math Adventure, I Know That Math, Hands on Banking, and more.  A description of each website is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Touch Math

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Using the touch math system, learners engage in activities to practice adding numbers. While the lesson is laid out in an explicit manner, there isn't a guide explaining the touch math system.