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Art
New Mexico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the New Mexico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
Wyoming Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Wyoming quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
2007 Montana Quarter

Description:  Students use the Montana quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
2009 Cents Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
A Dollar Goes A Long Way

Description:  After visiting the Gold Rush in Time Machine Era 5, students will learn about the Old Spanish Trail as a route of commerce.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Alaska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Alaska quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
American Samoa Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 American Samoa quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Colorado Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Colorado quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Commemorative Coins

Description:  After discussing the differences between commemorative and circulating coins with your students, try this activity that invites students to develop a commemorative coin for someone that they would like to honor.
Subject Areas:  Art and Language Arts
District of Columbia Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the District of Columbia quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Guam Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Guam quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Hawaii Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Hawaii quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Idaho Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Idaho Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Know your Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  The Westward Journey Nickel Series(TM)Lesson Plans celebrating the American Bison nickel are now available and ready for use in your classroom.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Leap into Lakes Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Minnesota quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Legendary Crater Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Oregon quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Living in the Wild

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Kansas quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Lone Star Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Texas quarter and ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Oklahoma Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Oklahoma quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Puerto Rico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Puerto Rico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Utah Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Utah quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Washington Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Washington Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies

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Language Arts
100 Years of Change

Description:  This activity invites students to read about American culture in the early 1900s, and make comparisons to today's society.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
2009 Cents Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
A Change for the Best

Description:  Whether it's conquering a fear, or learning something new, we set goals for ourselves all the time. This Teacher Feature challenges students to look to Helen Keller, the subject of Alabama’s quarter reverse, as a model for setting personal goals. Students will brainstorm and write about a personal goal that they have, and a plan for reaching that goal.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
A Classroom Coin

Description:  After closely examining symbols of our nation that are used on American coinage, students will identify and write about particular traits which describe their class.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts
A Dollar Goes A Long Way

Description:  After visiting the Gold Rush in Time Machine Era 5, students will learn about the Old Spanish Trail as a route of commerce.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
A Medal for Peace

Description:  Don’t just show your students the peace medal on the nickel, have them design their own!
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Alaska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Alaska quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
American Samoa Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 American Samoa quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Become An Expert!

Description:  In this activity, students take a closer look at Missouri's rich history.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Bridging Ideas Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the WEst Virginia quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Cha-Ching!

Description:  Using Plinky's "Create a Card" game as practice, students will create a class store where they will experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Students will use paper money to buy and sell various proucts, while keeping track of spending and profits.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Civil War Resources

Description:  The 1936 Battle of Gettysburg Commemorative Half Dollar helps to tell the story about the turning point in the Civil War. Use some of these ideas to build on your students' interest in the Civil War.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Coin A Phrase

Description:  This activity invites your students to take a closer look into Ben Franklin's views about money. Building on this knowledge, students are then asked to develop a quote in the style of Franklin to reflect their own thoughts on the same topic.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Coin-a-copia: A Thanksgiving Glyph Activity

Description:  Have your students use the reproducible materials available with this Teacher Feature to visually describe how they plan to spend their Thanksgiving holiday.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Mathematics
Coins In Space!

Description:  What would happen if one of the coins from the 50 State Quarters® Program got into the hands of a space alien? Let your students' minds run wild as they imagine and write about the reaction that these space creatures might have!
Subject Areas:  Language Arts
Colorado Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Colorado quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Commemorative Coins

Description:  After discussing the differences between commemorative and circulating coins with your students, try this activity that invites students to develop a commemorative coin for someone that they would like to honor.
Subject Areas:  Art and Language Arts
Dedication on Display

Description:  After visiting the 1956 Civil Rights era in the Time Machine, the students will research African-Americans who have been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
District of Columbia Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the District of Columbia quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Exploring Sounds

Description:  Using the Florida quarter, help students identify the "sh" sound and its placement within words with this kinesthetic activity.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts
Extraordinary Compilations

Description:  Explore the world of collections using graphs, reports, and the students' own experiences.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Flower or flour?

Description:  Use the Wisconsin quarter to teach your students about homophones!
Subject Areas:  Language Arts
Fun with Lewis and Clark

Description:  In honor of the new Peace Medal Nickel and the 2004 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar, why not teach your students about Lewis and Clark’s famous journey?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Give It Up!

Description:  Do your students know how much they rely on certain inventions and technologies every day? Open their eyes to the impact of inventions on their daily lives with this fun and valuable activity.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Guam Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Guam quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Hawaii Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Hawaii quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
History In the Making

Description:  Students will visit Colonial America in the Time Machine and discover the process that a citizen today must follow in order to make or change a law.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Hold That Thought

Description:  Using the example of the 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial commemorative half dollar, students will research and learn about the importance and meaning of honoring historic documents and policy statements on coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
I Hear An "A"

Description:  In this activity, students will use the Michigan quarter reverse design in identifying the long "a" sound (a).
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Idaho Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Idaho Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
It's Not JUST A Man's World

Description:  Sure there are many famous men who grace our country's coins, but there are also a few coins that feature some of America's most historically important women. Students will conduct a jigsaw reading activity about some of our country's influential women, and will decide which of these women deserves to have a coin of her own.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Keys to Jamestown

Description:  Students will identify key events in the establishment of Jamestown and the settlement's lasting impact.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Know your Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  The Westward Journey Nickel Series(TM)Lesson Plans celebrating the American Bison nickel are now available and ready for use in your classroom.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Leap into Lakes Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Minnesota quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Legendary Crater Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Oregon quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Lexington and Longfellow

Description:  In honor of the 1925 Concord sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar, students will learn about Paul Revere and the events that led up to the first two battles of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Living in the Wild

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Kansas quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Lone Star Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Texas quarter and ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Money Matters!

Description:  In this fun activity, students make papier-mâché piggy banks and participate in a group competition, where they will compare coin values.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Mathematics
Natural Beauty

Description:  In honor of the California Quarter, students will read and learn about the accomplishments of John Muir. Students will gather information about one of the United States National Parks founded by John Muir.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Nebraska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nebraska quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Nevada Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nevada quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Nickel Knowledge

Description:  In this activity, students will examine the influence of a single man on his society. They will analyze and communicate ways in which Thomas Jefferson effected change in his country.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
North Dakota Quarter

Description:  Lesson plans are available for all grade levels relating to the bison and the North Dakota quarter.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Notable American Citizens

Description:  In this activity, your students will explore the contributions to society made by Booker T. Washington and other African-American citizens who have appeared on U.S. commemorative coins in the past. Then have your students conduct their own research to determine other notable African-American citizens that they believe deserve to be commemorated in the same way.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Ocean in View Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Ocean in View Nickel ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Oklahoma Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Oklahoma quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Order in the Court

Description:  Students will identify the branches of government, who leads each branch and its responsibilities. Students will also have a general understanding of the Supreme Court.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (George Washington)

Description:  Students use the Washington dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Madison)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Monroe)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Adams)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Quincy Adams)

Description:  Students use the Adams dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (Martin Van Buren)

Description:  Students use the Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (Thomas Jefferson)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coins?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Puerto Rico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Puerto Rico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Regional Resources

Description:  In this activity, students will compare and contrast the natural resources in different regions across the country.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Return to Monticello Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Return to Monticello Nickel and the other four nickels in the Westward Journey Nickel Series™? The Westward Journey Nickel Series celebrates the 200th anniversary of the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology
Scavenger Hunt

Description:  Students will learn about the past and present histories, cultures, and currencies of three countries-France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Secret Expedition

Description:  After visiting the Civil War in Time Machine Era 6, students will learn about the Underground Railroad.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
South Dakota Quarter

Description:  Students use the South Dakota quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
State Symbols

Description:  In this activity, students will examine state symbols and use them to develop designs for the reverses of the remaining quarters yet to be added to the 50 State Quarters® Program.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Technology
Tercentary Celebration

Description:  There are a variety of activities available about Benjamin Franklin on the United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site for use in your classroom.  Take a look at the lesson plans and Teacher Features that talk about some of the accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin and link to the "Scientist" and "Founding Father" commemorative coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
The Cost of Finding Gold

Description:  Many of the people who traveled all the way to California to find gold in the mid-1800s had to quickly hit the trails again in order to buy necessary and affordable goods in order to live. Test out this research/journal writing activity with your students to introduce them life in the western states during this time.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 U.S. Virgin Islands quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Utah Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Utah quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Valuable Fun

Description:  After reading about the 2004 American Eagle series, students will explore the reasons that people start collections and complete a writing activity about their own collections.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts
Valuable Veterans

Description:  Women have been involved in every military conflict in our nation’s history. In this activity, students will commemorate one female veteran by researching her story and designing a monument in her honor.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
What Really Happened?

Description:  Challenge your students to use their imagination in solving one of history’s most perplexing mysteries, the disappearance of the Roanoke Island Colony.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
What's Her Story?

Description:  Students will discuss the role of Lady Liberty as a symbol of American freedom, and will personally reflect about what freedom means to them.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Where in the World?

Description:  Students will research and creatively present information that they learned regarding the world's first known coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Who's in the News?

Description:  In honor of the Vermont Copper, students will read about Ethan Allen and his militia group, The Green Mountian Boys, to understand how they helped Vermont become an independent republic in 1777.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Whose Head Goes Here?

Description:  After examining Illinois' quarter reverse, students will explore and write about the controversy that arose the first time President Lincoln's image was placed on a coin, the Lincoln cent.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology

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Mathematics
2009 Cents Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
A Financial Flower Garden

Description:  Have your students research information about the purchase price of different seed packets, then instruct them to use their math skills to determine the cost of individual seeds and multiple seed packets.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Aluminium Altruism

Description:  In honor of the Iowa quarter, teach your students the value of recycling with this environmentally friendly activity!
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
American Samoa Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 American Samoa quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Bridging Ideas Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the WEst Virginia quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Canal Connection

Description:  Students will learn more about the Panama Canal and its importance to trade, travel, and exploration.  Using the 1915 Panama-Pacific 50-dollar coin, students will locate the Panama Canal and identify its historical significance.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Centennial Sense

Description:  After visiting the Time Machine's 1976 Bicentennial Era, students will use learned vocabulary to create and solve word problems.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Cha-Ching!

Description:  Using Plinky's "Create a Card" game as practice, students will create a class store where they will experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Students will use paper money to buy and sell various proucts, while keeping track of spending and profits.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Coin Codes

Description:  In honor of the Navajo Code Talkers Medal, have your students crack coin codes!
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Coin-a-copia: A Thanksgiving Glyph Activity

Description:  Have your students use the reproducible materials available with this Teacher Feature to visually describe how they plan to spend their Thanksgiving holiday.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Mathematics
Colorado Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Colorado quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Extraordinary Compilations

Description:  Explore the world of collections using graphs, reports, and the students' own experiences.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
From Coast to Coast

Description:  Students use the 1795 Half Eagle to learn about the different United States Mint facilities
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Fun With Fractions

Description:  After visiting the American Revolution in the Time Machine, students will play a math game to gain a better understanding of fractions.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Giving Back

Description:  Sure you've heard of the March of Dimes® but what does an organization that was initially formed to fight polio have to do with dimes? Read about how this organization's name came about, then involve your students in aiding a charitable organization of their own choice.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Know your Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  The Westward Journey Nickel Series(TM)Lesson Plans celebrating the American Bison nickel are now available and ready for use in your classroom.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Leap into Lakes Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Minnesota quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Living in the Wild

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Kansas quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Location, Location, Location!

Description:  Are you more likely to see a certain Mint location marked on coins depending on where you live? This hands-on activity teaches students about probability using coins as manipulatives. Students will also explore the factors that affect probability.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Lone Star Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Texas quarter and ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Money Mathematicians

Description:  Nothing sparks students to perfect a skill like a little healthy competition. In this activity conduct math "Time Trials" that lead up to a Money Math Olympics where your students' skills can shine!
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Money Matters!

Description:  In this fun activity, students make papier-mâché piggy banks and participate in a group competition, where they will compare coin values.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Mathematics
Nebraska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nebraska quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
North Dakota Quarter

Description:  Lesson plans are available for all grade levels relating to the bison and the North Dakota quarter.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Parts of a Whole

Description:  As an introduction to the decimal system, invite your students to play this game where they examine the relation of different coins to a dollar.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (George Washington)

Description:  Students use the Washington dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Madison)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Monroe)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Quincy Adams)

Description:  Students use the Adams dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (Martin Van Buren)

Description:  Students use the Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Puerto Rico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Puerto Rico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Return to Monticello Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Return to Monticello Nickel and the other four nickels in the Westward Journey Nickel Series™? The Westward Journey Nickel Series celebrates the 200th anniversary of the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology
Rings around the Racetrack

Description:  Using the design on the reverse of Indiana's quarter design as a jumping-off point, have your students apply their advanced math skills to determine the answers to several Indy 500 related questions.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
South Dakota Quarter

Description:  Students use the South Dakota quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Tercentary Celebration

Description:  There are a variety of activities available about Benjamin Franklin on the United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site for use in your classroom.  Take a look at the lesson plans and Teacher Features that talk about some of the accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin and link to the "Scientist" and "Founding Father" commemorative coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
Utah Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Utah quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
What's a Per-"cent"?

Description:  Teach your students to create percents from fractions by sorting coins of different denominations.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics
Worth Their Weight

Description:  After visiting the War of 1812 in Time Machine Era 4, students will learn about grams using coins as manipulatives
Subject Areas:  Mathematics

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Science
New Mexico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the New Mexico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
Wyoming Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Wyoming quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
2007 Montana Quarter

Description:  Students use the Montana quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
A Brand New Day

Description:  time zones and the rotation of the Earth.
Subject Areas:  Science
A Moving Experience

Description:  After visiting the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Time Machine Era 7, the students will understand how the Earth's layers interact to cause changes in the Earth's surface.
Subject Areas:  Science and Social Studies
Alaska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Alaska quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Bald Eagle Biography

Description:  Students learn about the bald eagle and its symbolism in this classroom activity.
Subject Areas:  Science and Social Studies
Breaking Even?

Description:  Is a coin's value based on its weight? Try this science experiment with your class to find the answer to this hefty question.
Subject Areas:  Science
Bridging Ideas Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the WEst Virginia quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Check Out Your Change!

Description:  In teams of four, have your students observe and note the physical attributes of a penny, nickel, dime and a quarter. Then have them work as a class and use their observations to find the correct answers to a related game.
Subject Areas:  Science
Colorado Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Colorado quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Give It Up!

Description:  Do your students know how much they rely on certain inventions and technologies every day? Open their eyes to the impact of inventions on their daily lives with this fun and valuable activity.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Hawaii Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Hawaii quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Idaho Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Idaho Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Know your Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  The Westward Journey Nickel Series(TM)Lesson Plans celebrating the American Bison nickel are now available and ready for use in your classroom.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Legendary Crater Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Oregon quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Listen Closely!

Description:  What does a coin's composition have to do with the sound it makes when dropped? Well if you listen closely, older pennies have a different sound than those minted today. See if your students can hear the difference when trying their hands at this experiment.
Subject Areas:  Science
Living in the Wild

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Kansas quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Location, Location, Location!

Description:  Are you more likely to see a certain Mint location marked on coins depending on where you live? This hands-on activity teaches students about probability using coins as manipulatives. Students will also explore the factors that affect probability.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Metals for Minting

Description:  In honor of the 3-cent silver coin, students will use the Periodic Table to learn information about the elements (metals) used to mint coins.
Subject Areas:  Science
Nebraska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nebraska quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Nevada Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nevada quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Oklahoma Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Oklahoma quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Puerto Rico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Puerto Rico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Return to Monticello Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Return to Monticello Nickel and the other four nickels in the Westward Journey Nickel Series™? The Westward Journey Nickel Series celebrates the 200th anniversary of the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology
Tercentary Celebration

Description:  There are a variety of activities available about Benjamin Franklin on the United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site for use in your classroom.  Take a look at the lesson plans and Teacher Features that talk about some of the accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin and link to the "Scientist" and "Founding Father" commemorative coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 U.S. Virgin Islands quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Washington Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Washington Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies

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Social Studies
New Mexico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the New Mexico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
Wyoming Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Wyoming quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
100 Years of Change

Description:  This activity invites students to read about American culture in the early 1900s, and make comparisons to today's society.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
2007 Montana Quarter

Description:  Students use the Montana quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
2009 Cents Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
A Change for the Best

Description:  Whether it's conquering a fear, or learning something new, we set goals for ourselves all the time. This Teacher Feature challenges students to look to Helen Keller, the subject of Alabama’s quarter reverse, as a model for setting personal goals. Students will brainstorm and write about a personal goal that they have, and a plan for reaching that goal.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
A Dollar Goes A Long Way

Description:  After visiting the Gold Rush in Time Machine Era 5, students will learn about the Old Spanish Trail as a route of commerce.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
A Medal for Peace

Description:  Don’t just show your students the peace medal on the nickel, have them design their own!
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
A Moment In Time

Description:  Students will read the Gettysburg Address to understand the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and the impact of historical speeches.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
A Moving Experience

Description:  After visiting the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Time Machine Era 7, the students will understand how the Earth's layers interact to cause changes in the Earth's surface.
Subject Areas:  Science and Social Studies
Alaska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Alaska quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Aluminium Altruism

Description:  In honor of the Iowa quarter, teach your students the value of recycling with this environmentally friendly activity!
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
American Samoa Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 American Samoa quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Around the World in 17 Days

Description:  Work with your class to locate the countries which won medals in the 2006 Winter Olympics. This activity can also be amended to fit any international sporting event (past or present) that happens to interest your students.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Bald Eagle Biography

Description:  Students learn about the bald eagle and its symbolism in this classroom activity.
Subject Areas:  Science and Social Studies
Become An Expert!

Description:  In this activity, students take a closer look at Missouri's rich history.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Bridging Ideas Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the WEst Virginia quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Canal Connection

Description:  Students will learn more about the Panama Canal and its importance to trade, travel, and exploration.  Using the 1915 Panama-Pacific 50-dollar coin, students will locate the Panama Canal and identify its historical significance.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Cha-Ching!

Description:  Using Plinky's "Create a Card" game as practice, students will create a class store where they will experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Students will use paper money to buy and sell various proucts, while keeping track of spending and profits.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Change in Technology

Description:  After introducing students to a bit of the history of coin production, they will explore and be able to explain the methods of production that are currently used.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Changes in Change

Description:  The interesting thing about coins is that there have been many changes in design over the years. Have your students work in pairs to trace the design history of a currently circulating coin and display their findings on a timeline.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Civil War Resources

Description:  The 1936 Battle of Gettysburg Commemorative Half Dollar helps to tell the story about the turning point in the Civil War. Use some of these ideas to build on your students' interest in the Civil War.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Coin A Phrase

Description:  This activity invites your students to take a closer look into Ben Franklin's views about money. Building on this knowledge, students are then asked to develop a quote in the style of Franklin to reflect their own thoughts on the same topic.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Colorado Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Colorado quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Compare the Year

Description:  After visiting the 1943 World War II era in the Time Machine, the students will compare the cost of living during World War II to that of the present day and understand changes that the economy experienced during that time.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Declaring Democracy

Description:  In honor of the 1793 Washington Ship halfpenny, students will read the Declaration of Independence in order to summarize why the United States did not choose to become a monarchy.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Dedication on Display

Description:  After visiting the 1956 Civil Rights era in the Time Machine, the students will research African-Americans who have been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Direction Perfection

Description:  Students will use a compass to locate cardinal and ordinal directions. They will also describe and complete a "journey" using the compass, create a scale map, and relate this experience to the Expedition of Lewis and Clark.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies and Technology
District of Columbia Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the District of Columbia quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Extraordinary Compilations

Description:  Explore the world of collections using graphs, reports, and the students' own experiences.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
From Coast to Coast

Description:  Students use the 1795 Half Eagle to learn about the different United States Mint facilities
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Fun with Lewis and Clark

Description:  In honor of the new Peace Medal Nickel and the 2004 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar, why not teach your students about Lewis and Clark’s famous journey?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Give It Up!

Description:  Do your students know how much they rely on certain inventions and technologies every day? Open their eyes to the impact of inventions on their daily lives with this fun and valuable activity.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Giving Back

Description:  Sure you've heard of the March of Dimes® but what does an organization that was initially formed to fight polio have to do with dimes? Read about how this organization's name came about, then involve your students in aiding a charitable organization of their own choice.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics and Social Studies
Guam Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Guam quarter?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, and Social Studies
Hawaii Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Hawaii quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
History In the Making

Description:  Students will visit Colonial America in the Time Machine and discover the process that a citizen today must follow in order to make or change a law.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Hold That Thought

Description:  Using the example of the 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial commemorative half dollar, students will research and learn about the importance and meaning of honoring historic documents and policy statements on coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
I Hear An "A"

Description:  In this activity, students will use the Michigan quarter reverse design in identifying the long "a" sound (a).
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Idaho Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Idaho Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
It's Not JUST A Man's World

Description:  Sure there are many famous men who grace our country's coins, but there are also a few coins that feature some of America's most historically important women. Students will conduct a jigsaw reading activity about some of our country's influential women, and will decide which of these women deserves to have a coin of her own.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Keys to Jamestown

Description:  Students will identify key events in the establishment of Jamestown and the settlement's lasting impact.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Know your Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  The Westward Journey Nickel Series(TM)Lesson Plans celebrating the American Bison nickel are now available and ready for use in your classroom.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Leap into Lakes Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Minnesota quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Learning With Lewis and Clark

Description:  After visiting Era 3 in the Time Machine, use some of these ideas to build on your students’ interest in the Corps of Discovery!
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Legendary Crater Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Oregon quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Lexington and Longfellow

Description:  In honor of the 1925 Concord sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar, students will learn about Paul Revere and the events that led up to the first two battles of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Living in the Wild

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Kansas quarter ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Location, Location, Location!

Description:  Are you more likely to see a certain Mint location marked on coins depending on where you live? This hands-on activity teaches students about probability using coins as manipulatives. Students will also explore the factors that affect probability.
Subject Areas:  Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Lone Star Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Texas quarter and ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Minting a New Mint

Description:  Re-create history with your students by having them develop their own systems of money. They will soon realize why our founding fathers decided it was a better idea to have one rather than many types of currency in our country.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Mints Across America

Description:  Although today there are only 4 mint facilities in the United States, there once were many more across this land of ours. Invite your students to research what significant historical events led to the opening and closing of United States Mints throughout this country.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Natural Beauty

Description:  In honor of the California Quarter, students will read and learn about the accomplishments of John Muir. Students will gather information about one of the United States National Parks founded by John Muir.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Nebraska Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nebraska quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Nevada Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Nevada quarter?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Nickel Knowledge

Description:  In this activity, students will examine the influence of a single man on his society. They will analyze and communicate ways in which Thomas Jefferson effected change in his country.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
North Dakota Quarter

Description:  Lesson plans are available for all grade levels relating to the bison and the North Dakota quarter.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Notable American Citizens

Description:  In this activity, your students will explore the contributions to society made by Booker T. Washington and other African-American citizens who have appeared on U.S. commemorative coins in the past. Then have your students conduct their own research to determine other notable African-American citizens that they believe deserve to be commemorated in the same way.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Ocean in View Lesson Plans

Description:  Did you know that we have a collection of lesson plans written for the release of the Ocean in View Nickel ready to download today?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Oklahoma Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Oklahoma quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Order in the Court

Description:  Students will identify the branches of government, who leads each branch and its responsibilities. Students will also have a general understanding of the Supreme Court.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (George Washington)

Description:  Students use the Washington dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James K. Polk)

Description:  Use the 2009 James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Madison)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (James Monroe)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Adams)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coin Program?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Quincy Adams)

Description:  Students use the Adams dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (Martin Van Buren)

Description:  Students use the Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (Thomas Jefferson)

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Presidential $1 Coins?
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Puerto Rico Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Puerto Rico quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Regional Resources

Description:  In this activity, students will compare and contrast the natural resources in different regions across the country.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Return to Monticello Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Return to Monticello Nickel and the other four nickels in the Westward Journey Nickel Series™? The Westward Journey Nickel Series celebrates the 200th anniversary of the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology
Scavenger Hunt

Description:  Students will learn about the past and present histories, cultures, and currencies of three countries-France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Secret Expedition

Description:  After visiting the Civil War in Time Machine Era 6, students will learn about the Underground Railroad.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
South Dakota Quarter

Description:  Students use the South Dakota quarter as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
The Cost of Finding Gold

Description:  Many of the people who traveled all the way to California to find gold in the mid-1800s had to quickly hit the trails again in order to buy necessary and affordable goods in order to live. Test out this research/journal writing activity with your students to introduce them life in the western states during this time.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Time To Honor

Description:  In honor of the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar, students will read and learn about the accomplishments of John Paul Jones and the Continental Marines. Students will understand the importance of famous quotes and mottos.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the 2009 U.S. Virgin Islands quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
Utah Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Utah quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Valuable Veterans

Description:  Women have been involved in every military conflict in our nation’s history. In this activity, students will commemorate one female veteran by researching her story and designing a monument in her honor.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Washington Quarter Lesson Plans

Description:  Students use the Washington Quarter as the starting point in this collection of grade-specific lesson plans
Subject Areas:  Art, Science, and Social Studies
What is the Meaning of This?

Description:  Students will understand cause and effect and relate it to a historical event. Students will research the meaning behind the symbols and images used on the Indian Head Cent.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
What Really Happened?

Description:  Challenge your students to use their imagination in solving one of history’s most perplexing mysteries, the disappearance of the Roanoke Island Colony.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
What's Her Story?

Description:  Students will discuss the role of Lady Liberty as a symbol of American freedom, and will personally reflect about what freedom means to them.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
What's the Deal?

Description:  After visiting the year 1935 in the Time Machine, students will learn more about the Great Depression by researching FDR's New Deal programs.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies
Where in the World?

Description:  Students will research and creatively present information that they learned regarding the world's first known coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Who's in the News?

Description:  In honor of the Vermont Copper, students will read about Ethan Allen and his militia group, The Green Mountian Boys, to understand how they helped Vermont become an independent republic in 1777.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Social Studies
Whose Head Goes Here?

Description:  After examining Illinois' quarter reverse, students will explore and write about the controversy that arose the first time President Lincoln's image was placed on a coin, the Lincoln cent.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology

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Technology
Become An Expert!

Description:  In this activity, students take a closer look at Missouri's rich history.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Direction Perfection

Description:  Students will use a compass to locate cardinal and ordinal directions. They will also describe and complete a "journey" using the compass, create a scale map, and relate this experience to the Expedition of Lewis and Clark.
Subject Areas:  Social Studies and Technology
Name That Coin

Description:  Here's a fun computer center activity for your classroom! Prepare clues about a particular coin. Then invite your students to visit the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site to research the answers to the quirky hints they are given!
Subject Areas:  Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (George Washington)

Description:  Students use the Washington dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plans (John Quincy Adams)

Description:  Students use the Adams dollar as a starting point in this collection of grade-specific plans.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Technology
Return to Monticello Nickel Lesson Plans

Description:  Do you know that we have a collection of lesson plans based on the Return to Monticello Nickel and the other four nickels in the Westward Journey Nickel Series™? The Westward Journey Nickel Series celebrates the 200th anniversary of the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology
Scavenger Hunt

Description:  Students will learn about the past and present histories, cultures, and currencies of three countries-France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
State Symbols

Description:  In this activity, students will examine state symbols and use them to develop designs for the reverses of the remaining quarters yet to be added to the 50 State Quarters® Program.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts and Technology
Where in the World?

Description:  Students will research and creatively present information that they learned regarding the world's first known coins.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology
Whose Head Goes Here?

Description:  After examining Illinois' quarter reverse, students will explore and write about the controversy that arose the first time President Lincoln's image was placed on a coin, the Lincoln cent.
Subject Areas:  Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology

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