Subject Area Lesson Plans
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Social Studies
K and 1
2 and 3
- Charting History with Pennies
- Coins in U.S. History
- Coin Trading Cards
- The Journey of Sacagawea
- What's In The Bag?
- Why is Roosevelt on the Dime?
- The Many Faces of Coins
- Serving Our Nation
- Counting the 50 States!
4 through 6
- Charting History with Pennies
- Coins in U.S. History
- Coin Trading Cards
- The Journey of Sacagawea
- Veterans and POWs
- What’s In The Bag?
- Representing Our Nation
- Why is Roosevelt on the Dime?
- The Many Faces of Coins
- Serving Our Nation
- Counting the 50 States!
7 and 8
9 through 12
Mathematics
K and 1
- Do You Have a Coin Collection?
- Do You Like to Spend or Save?
- Turkeys or Eagles?
- Odd Is In
- How Many Months?
- How Much for Your Name?
- 50 State Quarter Game
- Getting Better at Guessing
- Change Mixer
- Pot of Money
- How Many Pennies?
- Making Cents
- Penny Race
- How Do I Make Change From A Dollar?
2 and 3
- Tallest Stack Wins
- Odd Is In
- How Many Months?
- That's a Lot of Coins!
- Alexander's Coin Conundrum
- Check, Please!
- In the Bag!
- Change Mixer
- A Fraction of the Cost
- Pot of Money
- How Tall Are You, Really?
- Using Guess, Check and Revise
- How Do I Make Change From A Dollar?
4 through 6
- Tallest Stack Wins
- Odd Is In
- How Many Months?
- That's a Lot of Coins!
- Alexander's Coin Conundrum
- Check, Please!
- In the Bag!
- Franklin's Fortune
- Change Mixer
- A Fraction of the Cost
- Pot of Money
- How Tall Are You, Really?
- Using Guess, Check and Revise
- How Do I Make Change From A Dollar?
- The Statistics of Coins
- Coin Archeology
7 and 8
9 through 12
Language Arts
K and 1
- Reading "The Hundred Penny Box"
- How Are Coins Different?
- Coin-Shaped Books
- Ben Franklin Half Dollar
- The Alphabet of Coins
2 and 3
- Reading "The Hundred Penny Box"
- Spell Check - Live!
- Commemorative Coin Poetry
- The ABCs of Coins
- And the Nominee Is...
- Ben Franklin Half Dollar
- Are You Money Smart?
- Can You Follow My Directions?
- Who IS That Woman?
- Quarter Response Writing
4 through 6
- Reading "The Hundred Penny Box"
- Spell Check - Live!
- Commemorative Coin Poetry
- The ABCs of Coins
- And the Nominee Is...
- Are You Money Smart?
- Why is Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar?
- Creative Coin Stories
- Can You Follow My Directions?
- Christopher Columbus Commemorative Coin
- Who IS That Woman?
- Quarter Response Writing
7 and 8
- Spell Check - Live!
- Ben Franklin Half Dollar
- Why is Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar?
- Creative Coin Stories
- Christopher Columbus Commemorative Coin
- Quarter Response Writing
9 through 12
Science
K and 1
2 and 3
- Spinning Nickels
- The Identity of Coins
- Can You Make A Penny Float?
- Can You Find the Difference?
- A Mass of Pennies
4 through 6
- How Many Drops?
- Force, Friction and Washington
- Spinning Nickels
- Coin Battery
- The Identity of Coins
- Can You Make A Penny Float?
- Can You Find the Difference?
- A Mass of Pennies
- The Density of Coins
- How Can They Tell?
7 and 8
- How Many Drops?
- Force, Friction and Washington
- Spinning Nickels
- Coin Battery
- The Identity of Coins
- Can You Find the Difference?
- The Density of Coins
- How Can They Tell?
Technology
2 and 3
4 through 6
7 and 8
9 through 12
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