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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Math Jeopardy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This math review PowerPoint reviews the concepts of money, measurement, fractions and computation skills. In this PowerPoint, students play a simulated game of Jeopardy and attempt to solve as many questions as possible for the most points.
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Magic Squares for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Act II, scene 5

For Students 10th - 12th
Readers of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night use a magic squares matrix to match vocabulary words from Act II, Scene 5 with their definitions. An answer key is provided.
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50 State Quarter Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, using their knowledge of place value and number sense, play this counting game in small groups, or as a whole class, to see who be the first person to reach 50 cents.
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Entrepreneur Profit Balloon Game with Physical Education

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore business by participating in physical activities. In this entrepreneur lesson, 4th graders define profit and how it is necessary to run a successful business. Students pop balloons with monetary values inside and...
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I Need Money...I Need a Job

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.
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Three for the Money: The Degree/Diameter Problem

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of vertex-edge graphs.  In this vertex-edge graphs instructional activity, students try to construct a graph with a given diameter, number of vertices, size, and planarity.  Students construct various...
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Rich Kid Smart Kid Games

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students graph quantities to help explain the concept of pay yourself first, reinforce basic skills through the playing of bingo, and discuss the concept of charitable giving.
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Dumptown Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to propose...
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Counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice counting by 10s, 5s, and 1s in order to prepare for counting and adding the values of coins.
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Is the Price Right?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to the book, Arthur's Funny Money, then play The Price is Right game to estimate and to chart the price of items to the nearest $1.00 and $10.00. They check their estimates by counting out the actual amount in play money.
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Huddle up with a Character based Economic Plan to help Community Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars complete Perseverance, Courage, and Caring lessons from Get into the Game: Beyond Winning to properly prepare students for cooperative group learning and create a class climate conducive for a successful unit. They create...
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Eating Away from Home

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the implications of eating out. In this family budgeting lesson, students determine how to make better meal-budgeting choices as they play a game called "Let's Eat Out".
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Risk-It

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a game in which they are introduced to the Federal Reserve system. After indentifying new vocabulary, they decide which categories to choose from and select a spokesperson for each team. They play the game...
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An Academic, Economic, Cultural, and Political Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students reflect on how many board games they've played have African Americans, their culture or history incorporated within. They identify four street games and three card games that appeal to African Americans. They play the...
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Food Shopping Tips

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore different ways of shopping to try to save money.  In this economics lesson, 12th graders participate in a game that explains various shopping tips.  Students generate other shopping tips as a group to share with...
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Monetary Policy

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Young scholars explain the three functions of the system...
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The Long and Short of It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a variety of ordering games to identify place value in whole numbers and decimals. They consider the importance of place value in dealing with money.
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Idiom Quizzes-Cards

For Students 4th - 5th
In this idioms activity, students complete 6 quiz questions regarding card game idioms. Information is provided for students to read the different card game idioms and their descriptions prior to answering the questions.
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Cookie Mining

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate mining and economics. In this mining activity, students play a game in which they purchase property, mine the property, and pay for reclamation.  Learners earn money for each ore mined. 
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Jesse's Big Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain assets, liabilities and expenses. They record information on income statements and balance sheets and brainstorm opportunities to make money work for them.
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Fun With Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students play a math game to gain a better understanding of fractions after visiting the American Revolution in the Time Machine. Students attempt to purchase pies from a local farmer. Students use sheets of paper to show knowledge of...
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Earning an Income

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the role of money in society and define how to earn an income. In this human capital lesson, 4th graders read the book Shoeshine Girl and discuss it. Students discuss various economic concepts and complete the...
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Ayiti Lesson 3: Reflections

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the cost of living in Haiti. In this Haiti lesson, students reflect on Ayiti, an online game, to examine the poverty experienced in Haiti. Students respond to the provided discussion questions pertaining to their Ayiti...

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