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Lesson introducing counting money and making change.
In this lesson students will work in small groups making change to $1.00 using coins and pictures of items priced from Sunday fliers. In advance the teacher will cut out pictures of items costing less than $1.00.
Students will practice counting money up to five dollars using grocery ads from local stores.
Students will practice making money trades to equal $.25 kinesthetically and with manipulatives.
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Students will use plastic coins and paper bills to practice making change with a partner.
Using a book order catalog, students will calculate costs for their book choices, learn how to write a check, and to fill out an order form.
Money counting activities in an interactive game.
Students will play any of the following games to practice counting money and making change. Once completed, students will be able to apply these skills on a worksheet that will be turned in.
