$3rd Grade Magic of Math Unit 10: Money and Financial Literacy – math resource by Hope King, Amy Lemons and Get Your Teach On$

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3rd Grade Magic of Math Unit 10: Money & Financial Literacy

Make money and financial literacy meaningful with 10 days of hands-on 3rd grade math instruction focused on counting money and understanding how people earn, save, spend, and make financial decisions.

Magic of Math Unit 10 begins with counting collections of coins and bills before introducing students to important personal financial literacy concepts through engaging, age-appropriate activities.

Week 1: Money & Counting Collections

Students practice:

Identifying coins and bills
Determining the value of money
Counting collections of coins and bills
Representing money amounts
Using dollar and cent symbols
Solving problems involving money

Week 2: Personal Financial Literacy

Students explore:

Human capital and income
Saving and spending
Planned and unplanned spending
Credit, borrowing, and lending
Interest
Scarcity and availability
Supply and demand
Financial decision-making
Charitable giving

What's Included

10 days of lesson plans
Mini-lessons
Hands-on activities
Interactive notebook components
Money activities and games
Financial literacy activities
10 word problems
Vocabulary cards
I Can statements
Quick assessments
Printable student practice

Students apply their learning through real-world scenarios involving careers, salaries, shopping, saving, credit, and budgeting, helping them see how math and financial literacy connect to everyday life.

This unit provides an engaging way to introduce important money concepts while building the foundation students need to become thoughtful and responsible financial decision-makers.

Meet the creators

Hope King

Founder & CEO, Get Your Teach On

Hope taught in the classroom for 13 years before co-founding Get Your Teach On with her husband, Wade. She co-created Magic of Math, Write On!, and Engagement Made Easy with Amy Lemons.

✓Taught grades 1st–6th
✓Master’s in Reading
✓Orton-Gillingham certified
✓Co-Author of The Wild Card

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Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author

Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.

✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade

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3rd Grade Magic of Math Unit 10: Money and Financial Literacy

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Resource details

Resource type: Curriculum Lesson Plans Activities
Pages: 200
Grade levels: 3rd Grade
Subjects: Math Money
Included file types: PDF Zip
Created by: Hope King Amy Lemons
License: One teacher, one classroom
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