Curated OER
Exploding Numbers
Students discuss how numbers increase when exponential growth is occurring. They view a video and compare exponential and linear growth with a graphing calculator.
Curated OER
U.S. Population Hits 300 Million
Students read a story about the population in the United States reaching 300 million, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this population lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions,...
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Money Game: Counting Money
Students solve money word problems and count correct change to answer the questions.
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.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Making Change
Students can practice counting coins and making change in this interactive web lesson.
US Mint
United States Mint: Hip Pocket Change Money Games
Over 20 games have been created and posted here by the US Mint. Dive for coins, count money and much more in these engaging games designed for younger students.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Changes in Change
This instructional activity 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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Counting Up the Cost!
Fourth graders love to shop! In this exciting lesson, 4th graders will discover how to count money using some real world activities. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, printable worksheets, and a link to an online interactive...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Change Due
Students can practice counting change in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I'm Into Money!!!
Many students come to third grade needing to review and/or be retaught counting money and making change. This lesson will begin with a review of counting money. It will then introduce making change.This lesson plan was created as a...
Crayola
Crayola: Money in the Bank
Young bankers and storekeepers practice counting money and making change. They keep their money in this recycled-box bank.
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 lesson to your state standards.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: Subtraction With Money
These interactive games will explore hexagons, counting, making change, and sorting objects.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Mixed Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify coins and determine the values of coins.
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
This lesson explains what making change is, contains a game and other resources to help you practice this important skill.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Change From One Dollar
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using a dollar to buy items and count the change.
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
Other
Nearpod: Making Change
In this lesson on making change, 2nd graders learn key vocabulary, explore skip counting on number lines, and apply their learning to a real-world scenario.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Making Change
Second graders count by 5s, 10s and 25s to add money amounts and make change.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Counting Coins
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
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.
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.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Change Maker
Play games that let you practice making change in five different currencies: Australia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States.