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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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Four Famous Faces

For Teachers K - 1st
Each one of our quarters is embellished with a famous face or image representing the state it came from. This lesson plan uses South Dakota's state quarter to get kids thinking about monetary value, what the president of the United...
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Dollar Word

For Teachers K
Students review the value of coins prior to adding up values to equal one dollar. Letters of the alphabet are assigned monetary values and students use calculators to add up the value of a word. Students work with a partner to try and...
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Match the Coins

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing the values of coins learning exercise, learners match the coins with their cent values. Students solve six problems. 
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Combining Coins to Make Equal Monetary Amounts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine how to make equivalent amounts of money using different sets of coins. In this money lesson, 3rd graders review money vocabulary and coin values before determining how to count bills and coins in different sets to...
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Act it Out

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this money worksheet, students solve 5 word problems where they are given an amount of money in written form and make a list to help organize the information in order to add the coin values. Students make change in 4 of the problems.
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Piggy Bank Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice solving money problems. In this counting coins lesson, students follow the outlined steps and use mixed operations to determine the coin combinations needed to solve a math word problem.
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Matching Coins and Amounts

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize coins and understand their values. For this coins lesson, students identify sets of coins and match them with their value.
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Coins Values

For Students K - 1st
In this early childhood problem solving worksheet, students read 6 statements and then identify the coin that matches the information provided in each statement.
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Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to count the value of assorted coins. They discuss a story from their Math Storybook, and as a class solve a variety of problems using activity sheets. Students then independently complete a...
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Money Bags

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify coins and their value. Using a mixed set of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, they sort the coins and identify the name of each coin and the value of one coin in each set. As the teacher announces a given...
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Riddle Me Cents!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their creativity and logic skills as well as their knowledge of coin values and history to solve a variety of riddles. The instructional activity prompts students to compose their own riddles, exchange them with classmates,...
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Coin Values Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coin values activity, learners study the coins on the left and the amounts of money on the right. Students draw a line to match the coins with their numerical value in 5 examples.
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Value of Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coin values learning exercise, students study the pictures of the coins in each problem. Students label the coins with their amounts and then add them all up and write the total value.
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Shopping Trip 2- Coin Identification Worksheet

For Students 1st
In this coin identification worksheet, 1st graders cut out pictures of coins that are labeled with their value in cents. They place the coins next to the pictures and coin amounts.
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Grocery Shopping Trip 2- Coin Values

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coin value worksheet, students cut out coins that are labeled with money amounts. They place the coins in the circles next to the pictures of grocery items. They make the coin values add up to the price that is given for the item.
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Grocery Shopping Trip - Coin Values

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coin value matching worksheet, students cut out pictures of coins that show the monetary amounts on them. They place the coins on the worksheet to show what is needed to pay for each grocery item.
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Multiples of Two - Money

For Students 2nd - 3rd
A thorough activity for money math beginners, this activity prompts students to identify, add, and multiply different coin values in several activities. Note that all coins are in British Currency, but can possibly be modified for...
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Pennies

For Teachers K
Students identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count groups of pennies up to ten. They identify the coins using coin manipulatives, count the pennies on a worksheet, and draw a picture on a two-cent stamp. Students then...
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Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Illinois state quarter and review Lincoln and the fact that he is also on the penny. They color paper coins, identify their values, and create a money mobile. They play a Cent Sense game to practice which coins are...
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Mr. President

For Teachers K
Pupils learn the value of coins while they learn about the presidents on the coins. Students integrate social studies, math, and reading in this unit.
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Change Mixer

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use their abilities to recognize coins and their values in this game that focuses on locomotor skills (skip, slide, gallop, run, jump). This game also requires students to add coin values.
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Beat the Bank

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils play a coin identification game to familiarize themselves with coin values. They add coin values to determine the game's winner.
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Aaa Math: Coin Values and Names

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Three games are offered on this site to help students review the values and names of coins.