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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how driving a hybrid car can save money and cut down on pollution.  In this hybrid vehicles instructional activity students complete an exercise that shows them how to work with proportions, percents, dimensional...
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Math Investigations

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. In this math investigation lesson, students develop a class-list of ways they use math everyday. Students define math vocabulary words, such as "counting," "daily life," and "measure."
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Savings Accounts and Interest

For Teachers 1st
First graders study money, banks, and getting interest on money. In this consumer math lesson, 1st graders listen to Stan and Jan Berenstain's, Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money. They use the concepts in the book to discuss...
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Shopping for Candy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore counting money. In this money counting and gingerbread house construction lesson, students use a calculator to determine how much and what type of candy they can buy given 25 cents.  Students construct gingerbread houses...
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The Big Buck Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners practice making change, and adding and subtracting money. In this money lesson, students listen to a reading of The Big Buck Adventure by Shelley Gil. They access teacher assigned web sites to practice making change, adding...
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A Dollar for Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate different ways to make a dollar. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book A Dollar for Penny and identify the value of each coin. Students determine combinations of coins that can make up a dollar.
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Shop with Us at Whelan School

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use their math and research skills to create and manage a classroom/school store. They use a computer to manage, organize and access information. They practice pricing products, computing sales, counting money and making...
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The Price Is Right - TV Game Show

For Teachers K - 5th
Students play variation of TV game show "The Price is Right" to identify coins and their values.
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Number Cents

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the value of coins. In this number cents lesson, students use coins to create sets of equivalent values. They create patterns with coins and write the value of coins in two forms. Students count the value of given coins.
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Spending Plans

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share." They engage in activities that help them explain that money is limited in quantity and must be divided for different purposes.
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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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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.
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Estimation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using money. For this estimation lesson, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students visit websites...
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What's on Sale?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore sale items.  In this money and percent math instructional activity, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper.  Young scholars identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage...
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Common Sense Cookie Shop

For Teachers 1st
First graders shop for a bag of cookies using toy money. In teams, they choose which variety to buy and decides which bills and coins are necessary to buy the bag of cookies and a cashier makes change. They tally the cookies purchased...
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How do You Stack Up? Revisited

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students estimate the thickness of coins. In this stack up instructional activity, students stack pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. They calculate and record the thickness of each coin. Students stack coins and estimate the height...
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Having a Savings Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discover the importance of saving and spending. In this finance lesson, students read the book Kermit the Hermit and discuss the differences between needs and wants. The young scholars complete worksheets concerning money...
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Deena's Lucky Penny

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the coin denominations of U.S. Currency.  In this money instructional activity, students read the book Deena's Lucky Penny, then complete a coin matching activity using the Internet.  Students also read Shel...
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U.S. Penny to Get Four New Designs

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners look at U.S. currency and read about plans to change the back of U.S. pennies. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces a news article with a discussion of money and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Money Smart children

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. In this finance lesson plan, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Students describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources, scarcity,...
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Going Shopping

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate the value of money. In this money instructional activity, students simulate going shopping in their classrooms for various objects. Students use play money to pay for the objects.
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Labor, Choice, and Sales Tax

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners consider the idea of earning and spending money. For this money management lesson plan, students discuss the concept of saving and spending money through the reading of a story and by completing several activities that involve...
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Penny Panda's Sticker Store

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice counting money using nickels, dimes, and quarters. They review the value of nickels, dimes and quarters. They explore Penny Panda's Sticker Store, and talk a little about what the object of the activity is (save...
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Short-Term and Long-Term Savings Goals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how saving money can apply to their lives. In this personal finance lesson, 5th graders use the book The Leaves in October, as a conversation starter on income, savings and setting goals. Students explore the...

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