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Website
CNN

Cnn Money: Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about taxes including paying taxes, filing a return, audits, tax planning.
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Lesson Plan
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
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Website
US Department of the Treasury

U.s. Treasury Currency Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse the site, by clicking on a sub-topic, for information related to currency in the United States.
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Lesson Plan
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: How Are Funding Decisions Made?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based on Avi's book, Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel, young scholars will recognize that different schools, businesses, organizations, etc. have varying methods to allocate funds within the group. After completing research...
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Lesson Plan
Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Making Money From Lemons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Simulation where learners apply mathematics and economics concepts in the lemonade business. Learners set up a virtual lemonade stand and must determine production costs, product variables, and profits. Learners record data collected on...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Let's Find Out About Money

For Students K - 1st
In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...
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Lesson Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: Mathematics Lessons: Counting on Coins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.
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Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?

For Students 9th - 10th
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Teachers: Celebrate the 100th Day of School!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic has put together 100th day math ideas from several different teachers. Includes "zero, my hero", probability, sorting, measuring, estimating, counting, weighing, money, and other ideas for celebrating the 100th day.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Episode 206 Blossom and Snappy Go to the Bank, Part Ii

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy continue to try to earn money for a present for Robbie's birthday by having a bake sale. They go back to the bank and learn about checking accounts and loans.
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eBook
Other

Wyoming Retirement System: Sonia Meets Her Future Self

For Teachers 4th - 7th
PDF comic book character, Sonia, a 6th grader, meets several future versions of herself and learns about saving for retirement.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: What Is Currency? Lessons From Historic Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Number Test

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Math review of various concepts (addition, order, time, money, etc).
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Count How Much Money You Have

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart makes a great center or an addition to your money lesson. Students work in pairs or groups. One student drags an amount of money out for their partner and the partner counts the total.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Count It Up!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created for elementary grade level students (grades 2-3) learning to make change by counting up. It also includes links to three websites with additional practice.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Count Out Pennies to 30 Cents

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Count out pennies to buy items that together cost less than 30 cents.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Counting Coins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Counting Lesson Using Pennies and Dimes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Saxon Math Lesson 53 - writing the Number 48 counting pennies and dimes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Counting Mixed Change

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify coins and determine the values of coins.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Counting On

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Count on strategy, using money to count on. Submitted from Australia, so you may wish to change the currency symbol.
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Unit Plan
Other

Webquest: u.s. Coins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Great WebQuest for you to discover information about the history of U.S. coins. You will also learn about the choice of symbols used and then get to design your own coin.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Identifying Coins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a Montessori 3-part lesson on identifying coins.
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Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: My Money [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.
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Activity
Online Learning Haven

Fun Social Studies: How Money Began

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief history of the barter system and how coins and currency came into use. Includes links to related topics on the use of money.