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Internet List · **Money Instructor – **[|**www.moneyinstructor.com/parents.asp**] o This website gives great links for ways to teach children how to count coins, make change, write checks, and have personal budgets. · **Apples4TheTeacher – **[|**www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html#moneygames**] o This website gives an assortment of different games and activities that help children learn about money. It’s an interactive website that can be used within the classroom as a learning center on the computer. · **Internet 4 Classrooms Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively – **[RiveraInternet Search: Name of site: Economic Education LessonsWebsite address: http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfmHere are some great online economics lessons--all levels and content areas keyed to the Social Studies/Economics Standards.Name of site: Historical American Currency Exhibit at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.Website address: http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.htmlAmerican currency has spanned centuries of evolution and numerous transfigurations to reach the size and shape that we carry in our wallets today. Explore the exhibit online and watch history come alive as you step back in time to our nation's beginning.Name of site: Teaching Elementary Economics Lesson PlansWebsite address: http://www.moneyinstructor.com/elementary.aspThis introduction to economics for early learners includes topics such as: what money is, where it comes from, and what we do with it. Earning money, spending money, and saving money. With the following lessons, and your review, students should understand goods and services, needs and wants, and the difference between producers and consumers.Name of site: Social Studies for KidsWebsite address: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htmThis website has basic economic topics that we can use for our elementary curriculum.Name of site: History in your PocketWebsite address: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/This website has different links regarding economics for kids and teachers; for example, coin news for kids and lesson plans for teachers.Literature List:Title: The Everything Kids' Money Book: From Saving to Spending to Investing - Learn All About Money! Author: Diane MayrThis book teaches a lot about money. Over half of the book is on the history of money, how it has been used in the past, America's coins and paper money.Title: The Kids' Money Book : Earning * Saving * Spending * Investing * Donating Author: Jamie Kyle McGillian This book teaches the difference between needs and wants, getting the most from an allowance, becoming an entrepreneur, and sharing the wealth. Plus: personal thoughts from real kids on how money affects their lives.Title: Supply and DemandAuthor: Janeen R. AdilSome topics include prices, demand, and choices. After reading this, students will understand how pricing works and how it is controlled by the supply of products available. This book complements math and social studies programs. Title: Goods and ServicesAuthor: Janeen R. AdilSimple text and photographs explain what goods and services are and their role in earning income and spending money. Includes an activity and fun facts.Title: Big Buck AdventureAuthor: Shelley GillA young girl learns the value of the dollar after her parents give her a raise in her allowance. As she makes her way through her favorite store, she's tempted by salespeople with their "great deals." She has to figure out who's giving her the better price, and soon realizes that SAVING her money might be much better in the long run than spending it all on a shopping spree. .internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm|**www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm**] o This website gives great links for electronic manipulatives and a list of activities and games to engage students in counting coins. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Know It All: 1st Grader Money – **[|**http://vdc.engr.scu.edy/knowitall/firstgrade/firstmath/1stgrademoneyintro.html**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This website is filled with lesson plans, ways to utilize them within the classroom and fun, interactive games that engage students in every step of learning how to deal with money. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">AAA Math – **[|**http://www.aaamath.com/grade1.htm**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This website gives great links for lessons concerning anything to do with students learning about money. <span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; text-align: center; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Books <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lunch Money – Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This book is about selling things at school to make money. It shows how students gather coins in order to purchase things they want. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Trouble with Money – The Berenstain Bears : Stan and Jan Berenstain  ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This book is about The Berenstain Bears having trouble with money. It has great illustrations of the money and large, bold, print indicating what that money is. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">What is Money (First Facts) – Mary Firestone, Sharon M. PhD Danes ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This book explains the concepts of wants and needs; skills, services, and goods; and how prices are determined. It goes into things like bartering, coins and bills, currency around the world, and how money is made! <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Money Money Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency – Nancy Winslow Parker ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This book gives information on the people, buildings, and other symbols portrayed on U.S. currency. It also gives descriptions of the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, and counterfeiting. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Smart About Money: A Rich History (Smart About History) – John Lee Anderson, Thor Wickstrom ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This story is about a man named Bill Green who LOVES money and is willing to do almost anything to make some extra cash. So when Mrs. Brandt asks her students to write a report on any subject that fascinates them, Bill chooses money!

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Courtney Hutchinson: <span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Internet List <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> After clicking on the “U.S. Mint” portion of this site, there are a variety of games and interactive links for students to learn about various topics relating to coins in the U.S. and around the world. Students can explore the history of coins, as well as, current news. There are also helpful links for teachers including lesson plans and how to teach students about money.
 * U.S. Treasury for Kids:** []

This site contains a “Historian’s Corner” that has information on the history of the Mint, including a timeline, its roles in history, and coin production, design, and composition. There is also a library for images of coins, and links to the different special coin programs, such as the 50 states quarters, the Sacagawea golden dollar, Roosevelt dime, and Jefferson nickel. This site is less geared toward students, but is good for teachers to learn information to share with their class.
 * The United States Mint:** []

This is a page on the kids.gov website that that is full of great links to other government sites and resources on learning about money. It includes topics such as earning, spending, and saving money. This is a great place to go for narrowing down the broad topic of “money” into smaller sections that can be taught one lesson at a time.
 * Kids.gov “Money”:** []

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This site provides access to past and current issues of Time Magazine for Kids, and includes a search bar to find articles on specific topics. A great feature of this site is that it has a Teacher’s guide and worksheets link for various issues, making it easy to incorporate the information into the classroom.
 * Time for Kids – Teachers:** [] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

This site is a great overall resource for teachers regardless of the topic being taught. There are links to lesson plans, student activities, printable materials, books, and much more. The search bar allows you to find information on specific topics and then narrow it down by grade level and also the type of source you are looking for. <span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> Books <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> This source is a PDF file of a booklet that contains information on strategies and lesson activities to use in teaching students about basic economic concepts such as jobs, wants, needs, buyers, sellers, etc. It includes detailed activities and the materials to use for each, as well as, lists of additional resources. Concepts get increasingly harder as there is also information on higher grade levels. __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> This is a children’s book about a quarter’s journey from the mint and back to the bank. It describes all the ways the quarter is used along the way. __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> This is a children’s book that describes a dollar, and then proceeds to explain various coins and their values in relation to the dollar. __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> This is a children’s book about a black girl’s uncle who perseveres through obstacles to save enough money to open his own barber shop. __<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> This is a children’s book that gives an overview of basic economics such as, money, earning, spending, saving, and banks.
 * Scholastic – Teachers:** []
 * The Economy at Work (Virginia Department of Education): **[]
 * Follow the Money** __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **by: Loreen Leedy**
 * One Dollar: My First Book About Money** __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**by: Lynette Long**
 * Uncle Jed’s Barber Shop** __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **by: Margaree King Mitchell**
 * Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book** __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**by: Neale S. Godfrey**

Rachel Stahl

Internet Search/ Literature List

Websites:

-U.S. Treasury- For Kids http://www.treas.gov/kids/ This page is made directly for children who want to learn more about the U.S treasury. The really cool thing is that there are a lot of different things on this page for kids to do. There are games that have all to do with money, cartoons that they can watch to learn more, and many other things that can increase a student’s knowledge about money in a fun way for them.

-Counting Money Lesson Plans, Coin Counting Worksheets, Teaching Cents Lessons http://www.moneyinstructor.com/coins.asp This website would be very useful to any teacher who is trying to teach a money unit. There are a lot of different lesson plans on this page that spin off of money, and are not just about “how to count coins”. It is also helpful because they provide worksheets and ideas about games that the teacher can use along with teaching the lesson.

-Money Worksheets http://www.softschools.com/math/money/ This is another website with worksheets pertaining to a money lesson plan, but it seems to be much easier to find what you may be looking for. It allows you to choose what grade level you are trying to focus on, and then you can generate your own worksheet depending on what coin amounts you want to use.

-Kids.gov- Main Page http://www.kids.gov/ This is another website that is made for children. The cool thing about this one is that it does not only focus on money, but actually has links that have to do with the government as a whole. The money section on this webpage is very useful though because it provides links to other sites that children can go to learn more about the process of money and to also play different games that relate to money.

-Money Lesson Plans and Youth Education- U.S Bureau of Engraving and Printing http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/learning/download This website as a whole has many different options pertaining to money. But, this page individually provides many different options to help with a money unit. It has lesson plans for teaching a 5, 20, or 50 dollar bill lesson plan. Also, there are links to download an interactive money CD-ROM that has a lot of educational activities that relate to money.

Books/DVDs -Dvd- Munchkin Math- Counting Money Starring- Wendy Miller Director- Erik Highland This DVD focuses on helping children to learn money. It provides lessons in teaching the value of each coin, along with other crucial math concepts. It is a fun way for children to learn the concepts of money.

-Book- Alexander who used to be rich last sunday Author: Judith Viorst, Illustrator: Ray Cruz (Illustrator) Everyone loves the Alexander books. This is another one in the series that particularly pertains to money. This story goes through the process of how Alexander gains money and then ends up losing it. The really cool thing is that there are so many way to spin off of this book for a lesson plan that can relate to subtracting money from a whole. Also, there are many available lesson plans online already.

-Book- My first book of money- counting coins Author: Kumon Publishing, Editor: Eno Sarris and Masaaki Aihara This book provides students with a lot of practice with each individual coin before moving on to the relationship between other coins. This books focuses on each name and value of every coin that is worth less than a dollar.

-Book- The coin counting book By: Rozanne Lanczak Williams What I like about this book is that there are huge pictures of each coin that is being taught. It goes through and teaches the individual value of each coin, and how many it takes to make up another coin. It identifies American currency from one penny up to one dollar.

- Book- The Everything Kids' Money Book: Earn it, save it, and watch it grow! (Everything Kids Series) By: Brette McWhorter Sember This book covers the majority of what students need to know about money. This book does not focus on the value of coins, but more so the value of money. It teaches how coins are made, what money can buy, and the importance of saving money.

**Kelly Iliff's Internet Search/Literature List** INTERNET SEARCH: 1. H.I.P. Pocket Change __[]__ This website is from the U.S. government’s official treasury site. There is a special link for kids, and this is the site for the U.S. Mint. It contains games, cartoons, news, etc. and even has a section especially for teachers. 2. Money Instructor __[]__ This website provides worksheets and lessons for all of the different grades. Some of the topics covered include counting, recognition and identification, and making change. It even includes fake money that teachers can print out to use in their classrooms. 3. First Grade Skill Builders __[]__ In section 2 of this website, numerous activities are provided to help practice counting and identifying money. It is a jumping point to find many more websites and activities. 4. Counting Money __[]__ This website has an interactive game where coins are set out and the students have to count how many there are total. This would be a fun activity to do as a whole class with it projected up on the front board. 5. Discovering Coin Values __[]__ This website provides a game where they show an amount and the student must drag the correct coins into a piggy bank. This is a fun activity that can be used towards the end of the lesson at center time.

LITERATURE LIST: 1. **Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money** by Amy Axelrod This book is about Mr. and Mrs. Pig. They need to buy groceries but don’t have enough money, so they hunt through their house looking for bills and change. The students keep a tally of how much money they find throughout the book. 2. **Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday** by Judith Viorst. Alexander’s grandparents gave him a dollar, and he was rich. He could buy so many different things, but now, the money is disappearing. We find out where it goes andh ow he spends it. 3. **Earning Money** by Tanya Thayer This book takes what students have learned about identifying money and applies it to their lives. It is a non-fiction book that lists all of the different ways that they can earn money. Some examples were doing chores, helping, and washing cars. 4. **The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money** by Stan Berenstain Brother and sister bear have to find ways to earn money in order to buy a new video game. It covers counting money, earning money, and spending or saving money. 5. **The Go-Around Dollar** by Barbara Johnston Adams This book follows a dollar bill as it travels from person to person in exchanges. Then, there is another story with factual information about dollar bills. The book ends with a large picture of a dollar bill that explains what the different symbols on it mean.

Mayra Rivera

Internet Search:

Name of site: Economic Education Lessons Website address: http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfm Here are some great online economics lessons--all levels and content areas keyed to the Social Studies/Economics Standards.

Name of site: Historical American Currency Exhibit at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Website address: http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html American currency has spanned centuries of evolution and numerous transfigurations to reach the size and shape that we carry in our wallets today. Explore the exhibit online and watch history come alive as you step back in time to our nation's beginning.

Name of site: Teaching Elementary Economics Lesson Plans Website address: http://www.moneyinstructor.com/elementary.asp This introduction to economics for early learners includes topics such as: what money is, where it comes from, and what we do with it. Earning money, spending money, and saving money. With the following lessons, and your review, students should understand goods and services, needs and wants, and the difference between producers and consumers.

Name of site: Social Studies for Kids Website address: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htm This website has basic economic topics that we can use for our elementary curriculum.

Name of site: History in your Pocket Website address:  http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ This website has different links regarding economics for kids and teachers; for example, coin news for kids and lesson plans for teachers.

Literature List:

Title: The Everything Kids' Money Book: From Saving to Spending to Investing - Learn All About Money! Author: Diane Mayr This book teaches a lot about money. Over half of the book is on the history of money, how it has been used in the past, America's coins and paper money.

Title: The Kids' Money Book : Earning * Saving * Spending * Investing * Donating Author: Jamie Kyle McGillian This book teaches the difference between needs and wants, getting the most from an allowance, becoming an entrepreneur, and sharing the wealth. Plus: personal thoughts from real kids on how money affects their lives.

Title: Supply and Demand Author: Janeen R. Adil Some topics include prices, demand, and choices. After reading this, students will understand how pricing works and how it is controlled by the supply of products available. This book complements math and social studies programs.

Title: Goods and Services Author: Janeen R. Adil Simple text and photographs explain what goods and services are and their role in earning income and spending money. Includes an activity and fun facts.

Title: Big Buck Adventure Author: Shelley Gill A young girl learns the value of the dollar after her parents give her a raise in her allowance. As she makes her way through her favorite store, she's tempted by salespeople with their "great deals." She has to figure out who's giving her the better price, and soon realizes that SAVING her money might be much better in the long run than spending it all on a shopping spree.