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Cent Sense

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify money values. In this money lesson, students sort and group coins by value and investigate the cost of supplies needed for a snack. Young scholars prepare snacks for a snack sale.
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Illustrative Mathematics

$20 Dot Map

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Challenge the addition skills of young learners with this open-ended math problem. The task is simple, get from start to finish by connecting a series of three numbers. The trick is that the sum of the numbers must be less than...
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Scarcity and Choice

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
After reading the book A Bargain for Frances, young economists discuss how money is exchanged for goods or services. They demonstrate effective financial decision-making by listing ways to save money for a product they would like to buy.
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Two Ways to Write Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to learn about money and how to write money. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders watch a video about ways to write money. Students work in groups with play money and come up with two ways to write...
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Texas Commission on the Arts

The Quarter Fold

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Little ones identify the US quarter and explore the concept of one-fourth or one-quarter. Using real coins or coin manipulatives, they divide a square piece of paper into quarters, discuss halves and quarters, and create a design that...
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Pocket Change

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners practice identifying coins and their values. In this money identification lesson, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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Shopping for Candy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents.  Students construct gingerbread...
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The Price Is Right - TV Game Show

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners play variation of TV game show "The Price is Right" to identify coins and their values.
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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.
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Saturday Sancocho

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students barter with each other in order to get ingredients to make chicken sancocho. In this trading lesson plan, students read a story about a family in Central or South America who have to barter to get their needs. Then students try...
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Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes

For Students 2nd
In this value of coins instructional activity, 2nd graders find the value of 4 rows of coins. Students write the amount of each penny, nickel and dime underneath their picture and then add up all the coins on each row.
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Alien Exchange

For Students 1st - 2nd
Oozam is a fictional planet whose money value is determined by shapes. Students should enjoy practicing their money counting skills with this fantastic worksheet.
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Cool Cookie Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the value of coins and make change from a dollar using different amounts. They are given story problems and use a fake shop in which they can buy things in which they have to determine how much change they would...
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Managing My Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students then discuss the...
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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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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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Working With Coins

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students arrange coins based on their value.  For this coins lesson, students trace and record the value of each coin.  Students count up to find the total value of all the coins.
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Rolling For Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine several coins to determine their values. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are counted. Music is added to the lesson to enhance the experience.
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Money, Money, Honey Bunny!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students determine the differences between goods and services, and saving and spending. In this economics instructional activity, students listen to a rhyming story about a bunny with money. They play a matching game with the associated...
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Hands On: Count Coins

For Students 2nd
In this money worksheet, student find the values of the coins in 6 word problems. They draw or use coins to help them determine the total amounts in each problem.
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Count Dollars and Cents

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to count dollars and cents.
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"Let's Count Money"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in an interactive Internet activity that allows them to practice counting money. Students can work independently or cooperatively as they "drag and drop" coins using a mouse.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

No More Money Trouble

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Young consumers explore money identification and counting. In this cross-curricular money instructional activity, they participate in comprehension and writing activities prior to and after reading the book Money Trouble by Bill Cosby....
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Greater Than - Less Than Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars practice comparing money with the greater than and less than symbol.

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