Unit
4 Money
Grade 3 Unit
4 Money
Grade 3
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Story Connections |
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| Lesson 1: A New Coat for Anna | Lesson 2: Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday |
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Sequencing Activity - Students will sequence the events of the story.
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word) |
Synonyms -
Students will use the thesaurus to identify synonyms.
Making Change - using this website, students will compute different ways to make change for purchases.
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word)
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| Lesson 3: Kids Did It! in Business | Lesson 4: The Cobbler's Song |
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Main Idea and Details- Students will be able to identify the main idea and details.
Compound Words - Students will identify the individual words that make up compound words.
Website: Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word) |
Persuasive
Writing- Students will compose a persuasive essay
about what is better, happiness or money.
Websites:
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word)
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| Lesson 5: Four Dollars and Fifty Cents | Lesson 6: The Go-Around Dollar |
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Plurals - Students will identify the plural spellings of singular words.
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word)
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Students
will gather information on the differences between real and
counterfeit money.
Antonyms - Students will identify pairs of antonyms.
Websites:
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word) |
| Lesson 7: Uncle Jed's Barbershop |
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Great Depression Photo Slideshow - Students will gather background knowledge of the Great Depression by viewing photographs of the time.
Suffixes - Students will identify suffixes.
Websites:
Vocabulary Cards- (Microsoft Word) |
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| Creating a Business Card - | Facts About U.S. Money - |
Students
will follow the directions to create a business card for a a
business of their own.
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Students
will gather information online about money and will record in the
graphic organizer.
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Party Time! |
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Students
will plan a party on a budget using the given guidelines,
hyperlinks, and the computer's calculator. For an extension, have
students create a party invitation using Microsoft Publisher.
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Websites |
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US Mint
Kid's site from the US mint. Includes games, timeline, cartoons and more. Also has a link to teacher resources. |
Money
Central
Students will play games to determine how much they know about the security details on US currency. From the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. |
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US Mint Virtual Tour Take a tour to see how the US government makes coins. Requires Flash player. |
Fact Monster Money Page
Information about many aspects of money. |
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PBS NOVA Online
Find out about the anatomy of a bill and the history of money |
Kids Bank
Students will learn about the banking process including saving money, writing checks and earning interest. |
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Edu4Kids
Money-themed activities |
The Story of a Coin Press
Information on the first coin press. Includes teacher resouces. |
August 2009 - Office of Instructional Technology
Teacher Notes: Content and technology standards with student outcomes for templates and activities are listed below. There may also be additional information about each activity.
Inspiration Files: Activities have been included for all of the stories to reinforce Word Study and Phonics skills.
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Websites |
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| Money Timeline | Content Standard: 2.A.2.b (SW use graphic aids when reading) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| The Story of a Coin Press - check the menu on the left side for Teacher Resources. | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Anatomy of a Bill and History of Money | Content Standard: 2.A.2.b (SW use graphic aids when reading) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Kid's Making Money | Content Standard: 2.A.2.a (SW use print features when reading such as headings/subheadings and numbered steps/bullets) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| U.S. Mint Site - be sure to check out the U.S. Mint Virtual Tour | Content Standard: 2.A.1.c (SW select and read personal interest materials) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| U.S.Treasury Kids' page | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Kids Bank | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Edu4Kids | Content Standard: 2.A.1.c SW select and read personal interest materials) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Fact Monster Money Page | Content Standard: 2.A.1.c (SW select and read personal interest materials) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Maryland Great Depression photos - page 1 page 2 | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
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Microsoft Word Documents |
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| Find Out About the Maryland Quarter | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
| Business Card Instructions | Content Standard: 2.A.1.b (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of functional documents) | ||
| Technology Standard: 4.A.1.b (SW Use technology tools identified by the teacher to communicate with various audiences (EI) | |||
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Microsoft Publisher Document |
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| Business Card | Content Standard: 2.A.1.b (SW read and use a functional document) | ||
Technology Standard:
4.B.1.b (SW
Present ideas and information in formats that appeal to a
specific audience. (R/ELA 4.3.A.3.c) (CUI, PI, VOI, WPI)
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| A New Coat for Anna #1 | Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday #1 | ||
| Kids Did It! In Business #1 #2 | The Cobbler's Song | ||
| Four Dollars and Fifty Cents #1 #2 | The Go-Around Dollar #1 #2 | ||
| Uncle Jed's Barbershop #1 #2 | |||
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Kidspiration |
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| Facts about U.S. Money | Content Standard: 2.A.1.a (SW read, use, and identify the characteristics of Web sites and other online materials to gain information and content knowledge) | ||
| Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a (SW Select relevant information from appropriate technology resources (SLM 2.3.A1b) | |||
