Curated OER
Math Cross--Puzzle #25
In this coins/money, inches/ounces and days/weeks instructional activity, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve the answers to twenty-eight math problems using addition, multiplication and division strategies.
The British Museum
The British Museum: World of Money
Here you can find a wealth of information about money: what it is, its history, how to save it, how it's made, its role in society, and how to study it!
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Legendary Coins and Currency
Archived images of coins from a beautiful online exhibition on the history of money.
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International Monetary Fund: All About Money [Pdf]
A valuable resource for educators who are teaching their students about money. A series of lesson plans cover everything from the different forms of currency over time, to trade and economic growth and exchange. Activities and games are...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: American Currency Exhibit
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency Exhibit includes a Showcase of Bills, a Tour of Exhibits by Era, Historical Context, Artistry and Imagery, and an Index of Bills.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: My Money
A PDF student workbook to teach elementary students about money, including values of coins, opportunity costs, and goods and services.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: The History of Money
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis traces the history of money up from coins in ancient times to modern paper, currency, and e-money.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Bill, Are You Bogus?
In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that produces millions of goods and services, barter is very difficult. Think of all the stuff (goods and services) you have.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: No Funny Money, Honey I Want the Real Thing!
Do you know what funny money is? It's NOT the real thing! Find out how our government tries to make our money hard to copy in this lesson about real and fake money.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Money
Economics website presents a video [0:52] and quiz teaching students about the concept of money and monetary goods.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Cash Puzzler
Memory game for early elementary students teaches them to recognize different denominations of money.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Money (9)
Identify units of money, specific coins and bills, and know what they are used for.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Making Cents Out of Centimes: The Euro
Use this intermediate lesson plan to teach your students about the European currency, the Euro. Interactive links take the learner to France where they learn about French money and French culture.
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: My Money [Pdf]
A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.