Lesson plans
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February 25, 2022
Representing Money in Many Ways: Addition, Fractions and Equivalents
Help your Grade 3 students make change, understand fractions and represent money in different ways. Use these activities individually or in the order listed in this lesson. -
October 25, 2021
Assessing the Life Cycle of a Bank Note
Examine the environmental impact of everyday items by assessing the life cycle of a universal product: money. -
May 17, 2021
Counting Money and Making Change
Introduce your Grade 2 students to counting money and forming change combinations. Use these four sets of money math activities individually or in the order listed in this lesson. -
February 11, 2021
Money: Past, Present and Future
Explore the history of money in Canada and around the world using an inquiry approach. -
November 27, 2020
Exploring Coins and Bank Notes
Explore Canadian money with young learners using our printable worksheets. -
October 2, 2020
Trading Planets
Take a trade mission to planet Plutopia to discover why trading without a common currency is hard. -
March 18, 2020
Trade Rules
Introduce three basic economic concepts: consumers and producers, goods and services, and trade. Students will play a game to understand the benefits of trade. -
January 29, 2020
A Bank NOTE-able Canadian
Apply the concept of historical significance to nominate an iconic Canadian for a new bank note. Students will create a design for their proposal. -
December 2, 2019
Trading Up: How Countries Benefit from Freer Trade
Use hands-on activities to explore comparative advantage, opportunity cost and specialization. Students will learn how these key economic concepts help countries benefit from trade. -
October 25, 2019
A Noteworthy Woman
Apply the concept of historical significance to examine the bank note featuring Viola Desmond.