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Grade 3, Math Std 6: Use coins to make change up to $1.00. Determining monetary values of sets of unlike coins and bills up to $5.00

Lesson Plans: Shopping Students will experience hands on activities in a realistic store setting before going out into the community to shop. Trading Up to $5 Students will learn to count money using pennies, dimes, and five dollar bills. They will practice this skill with a game called The Great Trading Game. Grocery Store Grab Students will learn to use estimation strategies to estimate the amount of money they are spending at the "grocery store" in this small group game. Money Students will identify coins, count money, and track how much they are spending. Counting Money Students will identify coin/money values and write amounts of money. Activities can be adjusted to work with values up to $1.00. Cookie Time Students will have to figure out how to spend an allotted amount of money on food items to decorate a cookie. Pig Out Piggies! This lesson is a performance event that addresses the concepts of money; budgets; adding, subtracting, multiplying money; and decision making. Money for Entrepreneurs (Scroll down to Mathematics → Money → Money for Entrepreneurs) Students understand money concepts through participation in a simulated mini-economy system in the classroom. Literature Computations (Scroll down to Mathematics → Computation → Literature Computations) The focus of this 10 lesson unit is to teach computation through the use of children's literature. Money Counts Students use these exercises to count coins and make change for purchases. Learning to Use Money The students will learn the value of each coin and bill and be able to combine them in different ways. They will learn how to combine coins and bills to pay for purchases and also how to calculate change. Uses a Java Applet to online activities. Adding Decimals Students will understand and be able to apply the steps of how to correctly add numbers that contain decimals.

Resources: Word Find Students can work online puzzles or create your own puzzles and print them out. AAA Math Third Grade Utilize the section Consumer Math for online activities to support this standard. A+Math Money Students will work online activity using coins and bills. Shopping for Toys Students will spend a $100 gift certificate to buy some toys! Count Money & Make Change Students are challenged to find 293 different ways to make change for $1.00. Change Maker Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay for something. A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather The Maths Dictionary is animated, interactive, and allows students to practice their math skills. Over 500 terms are explained in simple language. Click on "billion" and discover that you have 10 billion brain cells working for you right now. Roll your mouse over the world time zone chart and you instantly know the time for that part of the world. Every math teacher should bookmark this Web site. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Virtual manipulatives related to NCTM standards in the areas of Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability. To access tools, click inside the grid on the cell that matches the grade level and standards area desired. Figure This! From NCTM: Three to four math challenges using real world examples are posted here each month. For those who need help solving the challenge, there are hints and complete solutions, along with related problems.
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