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The Yo-Yo Problem
What do yo-yos and pennies have to do with linear equations? Learn about writing and solving linear equations while considering the Yo-Yo Problem and Penny Pattern Exploration from the High School Math Project. Learners utilize algebra...
Illustrative Mathematics
A Pencil and a Sticker
How much do a pencil and sticker cost? Youngsters use a bar diagram to find the cost of a sticker that is twenty cents less than the cost of a pencil. Given the prices, learners must find the cost of the sticker in order to find the cost...
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Restaurant Bills- Working With Money
In this consumer math activity, students working in small groups allow one member to choose two items. They add up the prices either mentally or using pencil and paper. They announce the answers in order to check the work.
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Making Money
In this money skills activity, students answer financial questions based on their own money situation. Studetns complete seven pages of related activities.
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Calculator Activity: Count Your Change
In this counting change worksheet, students learn to use a calculator to count the number for each coin. Students write the total amount of the money on the line.
Fuel the Brain
Brain Boosters-Money & Addition with Regrouping
If a leprechaun finds 39 cents, what are the possible coin combinations? A St. Patrick's Day math activity is a great way to keep the class excited about the holiday, but also keeps them focused on the math lesson too. By using addition...
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Using Graphs
Print and use this useful unit on basic algebraic functions, domain, range, and graphing. Tasks include, illustrating simple functions with a graph, and identifying the domain and range of the function. This twelve-page packet contains...
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Max's Math Adventures
In this counting coins instructional activity, students "take some time to solve the rhyme," reading a rhyme and answering related questions.
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Face a Hundred: Rounding Money
In this rounding money worksheet, students match a clue about rounding an amount to the correct amount in another column, completing a riddle using the answers. 11 2 Answers included on page 2.
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Mexican Money Activity
In this Mexican money worksheet, students read about Mexican money values, then complete a chart, filling in amounts as fractions, decimals and US dollar equivalents.
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Check This Out:Money Values and Checks
In this money worksheet, students fill out checks to match amounts of given sets of money. Answers included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Money Amounts to 50 Cents
For this money worksheet, students add sets of coins, writing the total amount on a line next to each set. Coins add up to amounts to 50 cents. Reference website is given for additional activities.
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The Christmas Shoppe: Money Activity
In this Christmas money activity worksheet, students use a chart of Christmas Shoppe Sales to answer 4 questions involving estimating, calculating, finding mean and sales amounts.
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The Christmas Shop: Money Activity
In this Christmas money worksheet, students use a chart of Christmas Shoppe sales for a week to answer a set of 4 questions. Answers are included.
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Math Challenge
In this money worksheet, 2nd graders count coins. Students study the money presented and write the amount show for 6 problems.
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Homophones Activities 1-5
In this language arts activity, students discover that homophones are words that sound alike. Students complete 5 activities with homophones: matching words to pictures, completing sentences, explaining differences between words and...
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Column Money Addition-3-Digits
In this money addition activity, students complete a total of 20 problems 20 1, adding 3-digit numbers. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Column Addition Money-4 Digits, Sheet 3
For this money addition worksheet, students complete a set of 20 problems, adding 4-digit money column problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Money Multiplications-3 Digits by 1 Digit
In this money multiplication worksheet, students complete a total of 20 problems, multiplying 3 digits by 1 digit. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Coin-cessions
In this counting coins practice activity, students use a menu to match equal item values with coin sets. Students are asked to choose items from the menu that total a given amount.
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Money Multiplication: 4 Digits by 1 Digit
In this money multiplication worksheet, students complete a set of 20 problems, multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Addition With Dimes
In this addition with dimes worksheet, students add sets of dimes, writing totals beside each of 7 sets. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Illustrative Mathematics
Movie tickets
This is a good Common Core question that relates inflation to operations with decimals and rounding. Young learners are asked to find out if an amount of money can purchase the same amount of movie tickets in 2012 as it did in 1987. They...
Illustrative Mathematics
Toll Bridge Puzzle
Here is a great problem-solving activity for young mathematicians. Intended solely for instructional purposes, the activity is appropriate for learners to add four numbers together. Not only must they add four numbers together,...