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Economy Introduction: Jack and the Bank Stock

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the functions of money. In this economics lesson, 3rd graders read Jack and the Beanstalk to discover the three main functions of money.
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Cent Sense

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify money values. In this money lesson, students sort and group coins by value and investigate the cost of supplies needed for a snack. Learners prepare snacks for a snack sale.
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Savings and Budget

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of developing a budget. In this financial awareness activity, 2nd graders read the book The Case of the Shrunken Allowance and brainstorm ways they can save and budget money. Students create their...
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Two of Everything

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to story Two of Everything, illustrate coins they would put into the Magic Pot using paper and pencil, and solve Magic Pot riddles by viewing slide show and predicting coin totals. Students then create table listing...
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Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Dockyard Maties

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students solve word problems involving money using all four operations listed, and convert pre-decimal currency into decimal currency. They discuss how dockyard mates were paid and the equivalence with today's money, and complete a...
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Model Counting Pennies and Nickels

For Teachers 1st
First graders provide monetary value of coins. In this counting pennies and nickels instructional activity, 1st graders practice counting money with a partner.
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A Trip to the Toy Store

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize and identify the value of a penny, nickel and dime. They spend play money in a simulated toy store and match their coins to the purchase price of a toy of their choice.
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Cool Cookie Math

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the value of coins and make change from a dollar using different amounts. They are given story problems and use a fake shop in which they can buy things in which they have to determine how much change they would...
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M-N-M COMMITTEE

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research present day monetary policy and read about future suggestions for money. They then create a plan that describes the physical look of money in the future and how it will be distributed in the next millennium.
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Life of a Dollar Bill

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine the basic need for money and the circular flow of resources between households, businesses, government, and financial institutions. They discover how money gets into circulation and how it facilitates the production of...
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Wise Shoppers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions activity, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Young scholars calculate item prices...
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Decimal Notation for Pennies and Dimes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write money in decimal form. For this money lesson, 2nd graders discuss the value of coins and find the placement of the decimal in writing the amount. They find the fractional parts of coins in a dollar. 
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What In The World Would You Have?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students calculate value of money in other countries, and explore how the economy affects the rate of exchange.
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Making $ents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...
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Count, Compare and Make Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the value of coins and how to make change. In this counting money lesson, 2nd graders compare coins, practice making change, and review the value of coins using hands-on activities.
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Spending

For Teachers 2nd
Student explore the value of money. For this addition and subtraction lesson, 2nd graders earn "money" for classroom jobs and spend it in the classroom. Students practice how to add prices and calculate change. This lesson incorporates...
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Our Town Store

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students purchase items in their classroom store. In this money lesson students create a classroom store. The students have a given amount of money and have to decide if they have enough to purchase the items that they would like to.
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How Can They Tell?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils compare the characteristics of arcade tokens to those of a circulating U.S. quarter to determine how a video game can tell the difference between the two. They examine coins and arcade tokens very closely to observe the differences.
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Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. For this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...
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Get Ready, Get Set, Squeeze!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore coin value and count coin combinations. In this money counting and social studies lesson, students read The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams and practice counting money and making change for a...
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Shopping!!!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore money management. In this financial awareness activity, students are given an amount of money and a sheet of objects to choose from to buy. Students choose only five objects they can afford to "buy."
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Savings and Earnings

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete several activities to learn about earning, budgeting, and saving money. In this saving money lesson, 5th graders read a book about saving money and complete a 'Savings and Earnings' worksheet. Students work in...
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I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions lesson, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Students complete...

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