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In the Bag!
Students calculate how many quarters are in a $1,000 bag (after learning the dollar value of filled coin bags). They explain their problem-solving strategy using pictures, numbers, equations, and/or words.
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Coin Hunt and It's Variations
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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How Many Ways?
Pupils estimate the amount of money they have in groups of pennies, nickels, and dimes. In this money lesson plan, students then count up the amounts they have and exchange money amounts.
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Made Round To Go Round
In this lesson young scholars investigate what it would cost to furnish one room of their choice by shopping on the Internet. Both Australian and American dollars are to be given for each item to demonstrate the difference between two...
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Count And Add Nickels
This math lesson plan focuses on coins - specifically the nickel. Students use plastic nickles in order to gain practice counting by fives, and adding amounts of cents. Students complete a worksheet where they tally up different amounts...
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Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger
Learners participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson plan, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and...
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Introduction of the Quarter
Students discuss the quarter. In this money instructional activity, students find the value and characteristics of the quarter. They see how many pennies it takes to equal one quarter.
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Discovering Decimals
Learners investigate decimal values to the thousandths using a handheld. A web page is read, animation is used, and knowledge gathered utilized in a game.
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Discovering Decimals
Students explore decimals. They use personal computers to compare decimal numbers and examine place value. Students participate in an animation game to complete decimal problems.
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Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Cents
In this coins worksheet, students count up the total number of dimes, nickels, and pennies in each problem. Students complete 25 problems total.
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Quarters
In this quarters worksheet, students read about quarters and their value, then write con amounts of given sets and complete a cost/change activity.
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Word Problem Solving Strategies
In this word problem strategy learning exercise, 6th graders solve and complete 11 different problems and short answer questions related to double coins. First, they determine what they know and what is important information. Then,...
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Addition word problems
In this addition activity, students complete addition word problems involving money, base ten blocks, and more. Students complete 10 addition word problems.
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Number Sense
First graders practice rounding 4 digit numbers using place value concepts. In this estimating sums and differences instructional activity, 1st graders explore clustering, rounding, and front end estimation as methods for rounding decimals.
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Decimals for Lower Elementary
Students investigate decimal operations, including addition and subtraction. They participate in interactive games, story problems, and math mysteries.
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A Day to Remember!
Students study math. In this real-life problem solving lesson plan, students work on their skills dealing with time and money. They work in small groups on various time and money word problems and by the final day they have a final...
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Coin Connections
Students examine the Illinois state quarter and review Lincoln and the fact that he is also on the penny. They color paper coins, identify their values, and create a money mobile. They play a Cent Sense game to practice which coins are...
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A Fraction of the Cost
Students explore the concept of fractions with coin denominations. They play a game involving trading equal fraction parts to coin values, and complete a 'Fraction Circles' worksheet.
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Pardon me. Do You Have exChange for a Dollar?
Students are familiar with United States currency-dollar and cents. They are asked to compare it with currency of another country. Students explore currencies of various countries using the Internet, video, and hands-on activities. ...
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Probability or Ability?
Learners toss candy and coins using their non-dominant hand while their partners records the results on a probability charts.
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Pennies
Students identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count groups of pennies up to ten. They identify the coins using coin manipulatives, count the pennies on a worksheet, and draw a picture on a two-cent stamp. Students then...
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Mr. President
Students learn the value of coins while they learn about the presidents on the coins. Students integrate social studies, math, and reading in this unit.
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Coin Cards
In this U.S. coins worksheet, learners cut apart 16 cards that feature photographs of the front and back of quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. There are no directions.