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Penny, Nickel, Dime

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this money instructional activity, students play a game with a pair of dice involving the arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction. Students interact with pennies, nickels and dimes.
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Nickel/Penny Grab

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the coins nickels and pennies. In this math lesson, 1st graders compare the value of the two sets of coins and determine their value. Additionally, students explore counting sets of coins that have pennies and...
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Adding Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.
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Introducing money (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, one each day for four days, using a magnifying glass to identify the similarities. Then students discuss differences and value and learn a 'rap' to memorize values.
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Money Matters

For Teachers K
Students play a game called Money Matters using cut out representatives of pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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Money Match

For Teachers 2nd
Playing a game can be educational, pupils use this matching activity to identify coins and their values. This is a great way to have learners practice their money sense.
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Dynamite Dimes

For Teachers K
Students participate in a game called Dynamite Dimes.
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Coin Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this coin puzzle worksheet, students match a picture of the front and back of each coin to the correct amount in cents. For example, there is a picture of the back of a penny, and students match that piece to the puzzle piece...
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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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Smart- Counting Coins

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars 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. Young scholars visit websites and play games. Students then write a poem about money.
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Coin Hunt and It's Variations

For Teachers K
Students play a game designed to give them practice identifying coin names and values. They form two lines with coins spread out in between the teams and when the teacher calls out a coin, the two in front scramble to find the specified...
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Introduction of the Quarter

For Teachers K
Students discuss the quarter. In this money lesson plan, students find the value and characteristics of the quarter. They see how many pennies it takes to equal one quarter. 
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Trading Game

For Teachers K - 4th
Students listen to story about money or coins, and play game to help them solidify their understanding of money. Students focus specifically on coin value and calculating amounts of money up to fifty cents or above, depending on level.
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Pennies and Nickels and Dimes...Oh, My!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play a game in which they determine the number of cents that equal a nickel, dime, and quarter. They identify which set of coins has more, fewer, or the same amount while also counting each collection and writing the...
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Representing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this fractions, decimals, and percents lessons, students explore various methods of representing fractions. They demonstrate situations that represent rational numbers. Students create a foldable exploring fractions, decimals and...
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Show Me The Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the value of U.S. money. In this money lesson, 3rd graders print out pictures of money from the Internet and create play money. The students will play a game in which they display the amount of money called out by...
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Learn to Earn When You Tend to Spend

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners examine spending and earning, and calculate change up to a dollar. They view and participate in demonstrations of earning and spending math problems, complete a worksheet, and play a game in pairs that simulates banking.
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Coin Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize coins and their values and count coin groups. They play a game where when music is turned on they skip, hop, jog and when it is turned off, they go to a spot in the room marked with the same coin or value as is in...
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students learn how to count money.  In this money lesson, students review the names and values for each coin.  Students learn how to count bills and coins and how to write amounts of money.  Students complete web activities including a...
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Lesson Four - Making Change

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice making change. For this money lesson, students complete worksheets in which they find the amount of change they would receive from a dollar bill amount. Students go online and play games on this same concept. 
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Pocket Change

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice identifying coins and their values. For this money identification lesson, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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Making Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners play a game in which they create monetary amounts using different coin combinations.
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Making $ents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...
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Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore money. For this coins value lesson, 1st graders discover the values of all the U.S. coins and practice arranging them in order to buy objects. They will play a game as a class to practice the skill of using money to...