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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Changing Face of Money

For Teachers K - 1st
In this instructional activity, students play a game to guess which objects have been used as money throughout history. In the process, they learn several basic economic concepts. For instance, money must be a unit of account, meaning...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Money Counts Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Play the Money Exchange Game to count and compare the different amounts of money. Printable lesson.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
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,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Show Me the Money

For Teachers K - 1st
For this lesson, young scholars identify coins, describe their attributes, learn their value, and count like coins. Students view an interactive web lesson that provides practice. Concepts are taught using songs, poems and games. This...
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Econoclass

Econoclass: Money Creation Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This classroom activity enables students to better understand the role of the Federal Reserve and the control of the money supply. The game takes approximately 50 minutes.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bouncing Ball Money Choices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to share how they think and feel about money.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Identifying Coins

For Teachers 2nd
Find a lesson here to help students learn more about money that is all around them! Give them the chance to review coin identification with the coin game and practice.
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PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Money Counts [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This PBS lesson plan features an assortment of interactive learning activities on number sense and computation that conform to NCTM standards. You get a list of materials, activity worksheets, related resources, and extension activities....
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Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Making Money From Lemons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Simulation where learners apply mathematics and economics concepts in the lemonade business. Learners set up a virtual lemonade stand and must determine production costs, product variables, and profits. Students record data collected on...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Counting Up the Cost!

For Teachers 4th
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...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Want to Trade?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will write about what they would trade for gold and practice inventive spelling in the process. After reading "In 1492", students will discuss how Christopher Columbus traded with the natives and then write what they would trade...
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lights, Camera, Action Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
Let's take it from the top! This week's adventure, Operation: Lights, Camera, Action!, takes children to a movie set where they work behind-the-scenes and explore different kinds of jobs such as production assistant (keeps track of the...
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Rice University

Cynthia Lanius at Rice University: The Million $ Mission

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a fun exercise on how to multiply your salary--a sample problem dealing with exponents and money.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Lesson Plans Math Vocabulary 1st Grade

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This site includes two first grade math vocabulary lesson plans: one for measurement terms and time and money, and another for geometry terms
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Cfpb: Distinguishing Between Earned and Unearned Income

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to help them learn the difference between earned and unearned income.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bouncing Ball Budgets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through an interactive game, students share spending decisions they've made in the past and start to think about their spending habits in new ways.
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Broward Education Foundation

Padded Frogs for Ranidaphiles (People Who Love Frogs) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students assume a part as a gaming developer and are tasked with designing new frogs for a future update release of the popular game, Pocket Frogs by Nimblebit, LLC. They have to learn the game: manage its math components of coins,...
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Econoclass

Econoclass: International Finance Classroom Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this classroom activity, students are divided into various groups, each being a different "country." Each country has their own currency and goods, and groups proceed to trade amongst themselves. This game covers the topics of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Path to Positive

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using the story Less than Zero by Stuart Murphy, young scholars relate money matters to positive and negative numbers as a real-life correlation. Incorporated into this lesson, students play the path to positive game where they are...

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