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Students learn basic consumer money math.

 

 


ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES WITH MONEY

Students will learn to estimate differences with money amounts.  Students will review what it means to estimate.


Teaching Objectives:

  • Students will learn to estimate subtraction problems.
  • Students will learn to estimate money amounts.
  • Students will practice these skills.


Suggested Grades:

Third Grade - Fourth Grade - Fifth Grade

 
 

 

ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES WITH MONEY LESSON PLAN

 


Teaching Materials

  • Lesson - Estimating Differences with Money Lesson (see below for printable lesson).




Lesson Excerpt:

When we estimate a difference, we find an answer for a subtraction problem that is close to but not exact.

Estimating means that we find an answer that makes sense, but doesn’t involve exact computation.

Difference is a key word that means subtraction.

When we estimate a difference problem, we estimate a subtraction problem. We can estimate differences using different values. We can also estimate differences in problems that use money amounts.

Example  $18.95 – $2.97 = _____

 

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ESTIMATING MONEY DIFFERENCE

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