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This All About Money unit plan also includes:
- The Value of Coins
- Lesson Plan
- Worksheet
- Printable
- Manipulative
- Teacher Reference
- Rubric
- Song
- Activity
- Game
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Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create a Money Book that documents their new knowledge.
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Instructional Ideas
- Work through the lessons as a series, or supplement one or two into your own curriculum
- Use the included resources to create math learning centers during a unit on money
- Laminate the printable resources for use year after year
Classroom Considerations
- Lessons involve shared readings of a number of different children's books, which can be found in your school or local public library
- Note that the link for the PowerPoint presentation listed in the unit is broken, but a working link is provided in the Included Materials section of this resource
Pros
- Includes a collection of printable materials that support the lessons
- Provides a complete list of materials needed for entire unit
- Uses children's literature to create cross-curricular connections between language arts and math
- Offers a description of the different instructional strategies implemented in the lesson plans
- Offers links to additional online activities and games that further engage children in learning about money
Cons
- None