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Lesson Plans

  • Students will create different coin combinations for a single amount.

    Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will estimate the number of pennies it takes to fill outlines of various basic shapes.

    Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will solve story problems involving money. They will use higher level critical thinking skills to develop their own strategies for solving the problems.

    Grades: 2nd, 3rd
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will work in groups to examine a jar of coins to make both "guesstimations" and more precise estimations

    Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
    Subjects: Math

  • After defining spending and saving and discussing related habits, the class takes a poll to see how their peers like to manage money. Then students graph their findings and discuss the survey results.

    Grades: 3rd, 4th
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will practice identifying coins and their values away from their desks using physical motion. 

    Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will observe the physical attributes, such as size, height, weight, and length, of coins. Students will play a game to compare coins to one another.

    Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
    Subjects: Math

  • Teams of students research commemorative coin honorees and share the reasons for the recognition with the class. Then the teams select individuals they believe deserve to be on a coin, write short essays explaining their selection, and illustrate coin designs.

    Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
    Subjects: History & Government

  • Students will use various coin denominations to explore the concept of fractions.

    Grades: 3rd, 4th
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will learn about the evolution of coins by identifying features used in Roman times that have been carried into modern times. Then students will create their own Roman-inspired coin.

    Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
    Subjects: Social Studies