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Lesson Plans

  • Students will explain the meanings of spending and earning and associate the correct mathematical function with each one. Students will also make change up to a dollar.

    Grades: 2nd, 3rd
    Subjects: Math

  • Students will play a game in which they create monetary amounts using different coin combinations.

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

  • Students will play a game to practice matching each coin denomination to its value. Then students will identify the name and value of each coin.

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

  • Using coins as the standard of measure, students will estimate and check weights of classroom objects.

    Grades: K, 1st
    Subjects: Math