Youngsters learn how "hand-me-downs" can help save money while practicing math word problems with this fun learning center activity.

Concepts

earth day, money word problems, coins, recycling, number sentence

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Additional Tags

earth day, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider having youngsters complete each word problem in the activity with the help of a partner 

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should already have knowledge of basic money and how to calculate the value of coins in a word problem

Pros

• Includes all activity worksheets
• Great cross-curricular opportunity to study both recycling and number sentences or elementary money skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.1.1.a SL.1.2 K.CC.C.6 1.OA.A.1 1.OA.A.2 1.OA.D.7