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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Money in the Piggy Bank

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
It's time to crack open that piggy bank and see what's inside. First, count up the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, identifying what fraction of them are dimes. Then calculate the total value of the coins, writing another fraction...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

All About Money

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...
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Worksheet
Attainment Company

Money Skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Young mathematicians learn to make sense out of money with this collection of skills practice worksheets. From identifying the different coins and bills in the US currency system, to counting money and correctly using the dollar and...
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Money and Making Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...
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Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Jamir's Penny Jar

For Students 2nd Standards
Before you start counting the coins in Jamir's coin jar, figure out which coin to start with. Should it be the penny or the quarter? Why? This is the focus around a worksheet that works well as an assessment on counting money and...
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Lesson Plan
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Great Graph!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a fantastic lesson counting coins, interpreting graphs, and the concept of "greater than" and "less than." Young mathematicians utilize worksheets embedded in the plan in order to practice these concepts. The worksheets are...
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Worksheet
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Counting Coins Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this money worksheet, students review the techniques for counting coins. Students count 8 different collections of coins. Students write the total amount of each collection in the space provided.
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Worksheet
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Everyday Mathematics: Coins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting coins worksheet, students receive help from an adult to find the total value for the pictured coins. The objective is to enhance students' counting money skills and skip counting skills.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  In this money lesson, students review the names and values for each coin.  Students learn how to count bills and coins and how to write amounts of money.  Students complete web activities including a...
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Lesson Plan
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Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the value of U.S. money. In this money lesson plan, 3rd graders print out pictures of money from the Internet and create play money. The students will play a game in which they display the amount of money called out...
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Lesson Plan
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Close Observation: Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Integrate math, science, and speaking/listening with a collaborative hands-on activity. Each group works with a single penny, examining it with the naked eye and recording observations. Repeat using magnifying glasses. Then repeat with a...
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Lesson Plan
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Money

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students count money using only coins.  In this money lesson, students read Bennies Pennies, practice counting the pennies in the story and are then introduces to the different coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter.  Students use...
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Worksheet
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Grade 1 Math Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins activity, students answer 5 fill in the blank questions where they count groups of nickels, dimes and pennies and then write the amount of money on the blank provided.
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Worksheet
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Grade 1 Math Practice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins learning exercise, students answer 5 fill in the blank questions where they count groups of nickels and pennies and write the amount of money pictured on the line provided.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting on Coins

For Teachers K - 1st
Students count coins. In this currency and mathematics lesson, students use skip counting to figure the value of a group of coins. Students use plastic replica coins and real coins.
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Activity
Under the Dome

Penny Cube

For Students 5th Standards
Use volume to count your change. Pupils watch as a cube is filled with stacks of pennies and make an estimate on how many pennies are in the cube. The teacher provides additional information to the class members about the size of the...
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Worksheet
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Counting Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, students use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, students use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins 2

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, learners use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Coins 3

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins practice worksheet, students use their counting skills to solve 3 questions that require them to reveal the number of pennies shown.
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Lesson Plan
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Stamping Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate that they can use a variety of coin combinations to make a single amount. They study all the ways to make 50 cents using coins using different coins.
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Worksheet
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Working with Coins

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Count the correct change with a money math activity! Given certain coins, second and third graders add and subtract amounts of money to find the correct change. The activity uses pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and...
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Lesson Plan
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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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Lesson Plan
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Nickel/Penny Grab

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the coins nickels and pennies. In this math instructional activity, 1st graders compare the value of the two sets of coins and determine their value. Additionally, students explore counting sets of coins that...