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Worksheet
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Math Challenge: Count Coins

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting change worksheet, students count the values of pennies, nickels, and dimes to determine the total amount of each group of coins. Students solve 6 problems.
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Worksheet
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Money Math Challenge 3

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this finding the total amounts worksheet, students add the values of pennies, nickels, and dimes to determine the total amounts of the various combinations. Students solve 6 problems.
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Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Ten $10s Make $100

For Students 2nd Standards
If ten $10s make $100, then how much money do twenty $10s make? Young bankers find the number of bills required to make base ten amounts in three different word problems.
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Lesson Plan
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Money: Count Pennies, Save a Dollar

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students determine how to make the largest sum of money using the least amount of coins. In this mixed currency lesson, students listen to a reading of If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz before participating in money counting...
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What is Money?

For Teachers K
Students identify the names of coins and grasp their relative values in terms of purchasing power. They engage in activities and games that help them acquire this knowledge.
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Lesson Plan
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Money Math Carnival

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore money in a carnival format. In this money lesson, 3rd graders create a carnival of mathematics activities. Students determine the value of money in mixed amounts and explore how to create representations of money.
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Lesson Plan
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The Value of a Nation's Currency Goes Beyond Its Price

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the connection between a nation's currency and its values by analyzing dollars, francs and euros. They discuss how the mottoes, designs, and portraits imprinted on currency are a reflection of heritage and cultural...
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Lesson Plan
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Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the name and value of coins. In this counting money lesson, students identify heads and tails of coins and the value of each coin. Students visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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Lesson Plan
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The Value of a Nation's Currency Goes Beyond its Price

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders understand the meaning of pictures and words on currency. For this currency lesson, 6th graders examine currency to find cultural relationships with a country. Students locate symbols of the country on the currency....
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Lesson Plan
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Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice counting money.  In this counting and comparing money lesson, students review the value of coins and use play money to count out five dollars.  Students complete a worksheet to determine what items they could buy...
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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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Lesson Plan
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Problem Solving Using Coin Identity and Coin Value

For Teachers K
Students identify characteristics of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter, match the value of coins, and practice using money for a purchase.
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Lesson Plan
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Money Makes the Fair-Go-Round

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore the value of money. In this money lesson, students investigating combining amounts of money and making change. Young scholars count sets of money and make fair trades. Resources are provided.
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Lesson Plan
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We're in the Money

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study money and its place in the economy.  For this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money.  Students explore how money works in society and explore modern money and money...
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Lesson Plan
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What's All this Money Madness?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the value of money. In this money instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book Money Madness by David A. Alder and watch Brain Pop Jr. videos. Students discuss why we need money and how people earn money....
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Lesson Plan
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Quarters and Dollars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders determine value of quarters and dollars, solve real-life problems involving money, and compare values of sets of coins and bills.
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Lesson Plan
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Give Me the Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars view a money transaction on video and identify the steps involved in making a purchase and calculating change. They write out original money math problems and exchange them with classmates.
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Lesson Plan
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How Much Money?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders count money.  In this money lesson, 6th graders count sets of coins and dollar bills.  During specified activities, they total orders and calculate the amont of change a customer should receive.  Students take turns...
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Worksheet
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Money Names and Value

For Students 2nd
Using graphics, this activity has learners identify the name of each bill and its value. This would be an easy way for students to review this concept. This could be used in conjunction with a review sheet on coins.
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Worksheet
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Understanding the Effects of Currency Exchange Rates

For Students 6th - 10th
In this algebra instructional activity, students match the currency with the country of origin. They convert between that currency and the US using a foreign exchange conversion table. There are 35 questions.
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Lesson Plan
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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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Coins Word Problems

For Students 5th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, students calculate the value of coins. Students use algebraic formulas to solve the coin word problems. Examples are given for the students to reference.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Students complete several money worksheets...
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Lesson Plan
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Value Of Money

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read the book "Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday," along with their teacher and take away coins as they follow along with the story. In this money and counting lesson plan, students get meaningful practice in the art of...