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Curated OER

Let's Make A Deal

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make a picture money book. In this money lesson plan, 3rd graders read The Monster Money Book, discuss money terminology, watch a video on money and draw an example of the barter system. Students use the Internet to find...
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Federal Reserve Bank

History of Money and Banking in the U.S.

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Why was there a lack of confidence in the money and banking system of the early United States government? What historical events led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System? Here you'll find reading materials and worksheets to...
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Practical Money Skills

Making Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The first step in managing your money is making money! Learn about ways to find and interview for a job with a thorough activity on personal finances. Kids learn about the ways to earn a paycheck and then manage the funds they receive.
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Carolina K-12

Barter and Money

For Teachers 10th Standards
You want five pigs, but you only have four bails of hay. How will you manage to get what you want? A great simulation begins this lesson with why the use of money has replaced the process of bartering. Then, after indulging in a comic...
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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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Colonial Currency

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop a common currency. In this colonial currency lesson, 5th graders exchange beads, rice, coins, and paper bills for goods and services. Students explore web tools to research ways colonists used money, even if it was...
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Coins to Bills!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice using money at a grocery store. For this money lesson, students get familiar with grocery store ads and work in pairs to use these ads to select food items to purchase using money manipulatives. Students practice being...
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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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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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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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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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Try a Money Bee for a "Change"

For Teachers K - 12th
Students take the spelling bee format and adapt it to provide practice in making change and work on their money skills. They simulate the process of making purchases with money and making change as necessary to complete the purchase.
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Money Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore the monetary system by completing worksheets in class. Learners will identify the monetary units of England and collaborate in groups to solve money word problems. They also identify several money-related vocabulary terms before...
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Curated OER

Lesson: More Than a Dollar's Worth of Meaning

For Teachers K - 5th
The Chinese, Dish with the Eight Buddhist Emblems contains symbols and visual references for learners to explore. They search for Buddhist symbolism on the dish and then they use their observation skills to locate and explore the meaning...
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Curated OER

We're In The Money

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learn about the history of money, as well as counterfeiting, budget vocabulary, and money management. Much of the lesson requires a Nova video; however, it also includes numerous worksheets that may be useful even without the video....
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Two-Step Problems and Money Concepts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary schoolers solve two-step equations and practice money concepts. They solve multi-step addition and subtraction contextual problems and apply money concepts to real life situations. Pupils use pictures and counters to help them...
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Colonial American Trade, Currency, and Economy: The instability of a colonial economy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view an image of Nathanial Hurd's "Table of Conversions." They will work in small groups to complete a worksheet. Students participate in a discussion about colonial Boston's economy. This instructional activity is a precursor...
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Solve Time and Money Word Problems in Everyday Life

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders solve real life problems involving time and money. They write their own math word problems. Students use addition, subtraction, multiplication and fractions to solve math problems.
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Federal Reserve Bank

The Free Silver Movement and Inflation

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Why are US dollars no longer backed by gold and silver? What is our medium of exchange, and what would it be like to live in a barter economy? Learners consider these questions, as well as learn about the major historical events in the...
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Currency and the Fed

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at money. In this federal reserve lesson, students complete the provided handouts that require them to examine Federal reserve notes and discover details about the role of the Federal Reserve in the United...
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Scholastic

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss with a instructional activity that features the memorable tale of The Lorax. After listening to a riveting read-aloud, scholars take part in a grand conversation about the story and environment....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

How Old is Your Money?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Elementary learners explore coin mint dates. First, they listen to the book Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. They then sort a collection of coins according to their mint date and put them in order from oldest...
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Comparing Values: Comparisons Between Musical Notation and Money

For Teachers K - 6th
Students identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school, specifically math, are interrelated with those of music.

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