- Buying
vs. Renting- In this lesson, your basic economic decision making
skills will be used to weigh the pros and cons of home ownership, and
to analyze housing options.
- Car
Shopping- The world is full of goods, things that people can buy
or share. Throughout the world, different people have different ideas
of how to distribute, or give out, goods.
- Changes
in Change- Today's lesson will sharpen your money counting skills
and introduce you to some new coins.
- Fun
with counting coins- The students will learn to match a quarter,
penny, nickel, and a dime to the amount specified throughout activities.
- Four
Dollars and Fifty Cents- In this lesson, students use the book,
Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, to discover ways that creditors can obtain
payment from reluctant debtors.
- FUNNY
MONEY- The purpose of this(one day) lesson is to stress the importance
of good attendance, student promptness, and overall student responsibility.
- How
many pennies?- Students will be able to estimate how many pennies
are in a jar.
- Introducing
Money- Learn the coin rap and coin values.
-
Is the Price of Gasoline Really Too High?- Planning any road trips
this summer? Maybe to the lake or a new city. How about a national park
or even an amusement park?
- It's
On Sale!- This activity is a good one around Thanksgiving and Christmas
when the "big catalogs" come out.
- Let
Us Go Shopping!- This lesson will help students learn what total
cost is. There will be a mock store set up in the classroom with objects
that have price tags on them for the students to practice their addition
skills in working with money.
- Let's
Talk Turkey: The Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner- Have you ever wondered
what it costs to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey,
stuffing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberries, and other goodies?
- Money-
Use the coins to arrive at the designated total marked on the envelops.
- Money-
The students will identify each coin and it's assigned value. The students
will count money with different coins up to totals of one dollar.
- Money-
The learner will identify the value of a penny and nickel; count groups
of pennies and nickels.
- Money
Doesn't Grow on Trees- In this lesson, you will explore the ways
people get money. Then you will create a plan for earning extra money.
- Money
in the Bank- Students will use coins to practice their addition
and subtraction skills.
- Money
is What Money Does- Throughout history, a wide variety of items
have served as money.
- Mr.
Popper's Penguins- This lesson addresses the issue of credit, focusing
on the importance of wise credit decisions, the risks lenders face,
the role of interest or finance charges, and the credit user's responsibility
to repay.
- Now That
You're Earning Money, What Will You Do With It?- Purpose of a budget,
who makes budgets, budget example.
- On
The Money- In this lesson, students explore what money is and how
it differs around the world.
- Pennies
Make Cents- Students will review the history of trade before money
and will investigate the history of money.
- Should
I Use Cash or Credit?- To use or not to use credit for a major purchase
is an important decision.
- Teaching
Money- Students will be able to identify coin/money values. Students
will be able to write amounts of money.
- The
Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money- Students read about the cubs'
spendthrift ways and how Mama and Papa Bear teach them to earn and save.
Students learn about figures of speech, and they create "critter banks"
in which they can begin to save.
- The
Changing Face of Money- In this lesson, students play a game to
guess which objects have been used as money throughout history.
- The
Hundred Penny Box- After reading The Hundred Penny Box, students
compare how people save money in financial institutions. Students analyze
the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding.
- This
Little Piggybank Went to Market- This lesson provides students with
the opportunity to learn about saving money and banking.
- Time
is Money- Students will learn what total cost means in this lesson.
The students will help set up the classroom like a store.
- Time
Value of Money- Suppose your brother or sister owed you $500. Would
you rather have this money repaid to you right away, in one payment,
or spread out over a year in four installment payments?
- Using
Bank Services- Identify three banks near you where you could bank.
Differentiate between a savings account and a checking account.
- Where
Does Money Come From?- Explanation of physical supply of money,
income and work.
- What Is
Credit?- Why credit exists, importance of managing credit, checking
account as form of credit.
- What Is
Money?- Images of money in society, why is money necessary, short
history of money.
- What
Would You Work Hard For?- Young children should begin to learn about
the concept of value and why some items are considered more valuable
than others.
- What's
My Interest?- In this lesson, you will learn about interest and
about how and why banks pay it.
- Why Do
People Save?- Unpredictability of future needs, introduction to
bank day.
- Yard
Sale- After the teacher reads Yard Sale, the class discusses spending
decision of the animals in the story. Students learn a decision-making
process and how to identify their opportunity cost.
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