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Chapter 14: How Banks and Thrifts Create Money
Teach your class about the value of a dollar in this economics presentation, which details the inner-workings of commercial banks. From reserve requirements to money expansion, these slides will clear up any misconceptions about "the...
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Teaching Basic Banking Principles
Students listen to the story, "Recollections of Pine Gulch, 1840-1860" to determine how banks "create" money, what reserves are, and what a "run" on a bank is.
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Savings Account Introduction Lesson
This teaching tool promotes a practical understanding of basic mathematical skills by having learners determine percents on interest. There are several worksheet options available as well as a guid on how best to use them.
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Advanced Crossword Puzzle - Banking
In this banking crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 10 clues to fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers.
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Bank Tellers and Math
Second graders learn what math skills bank tellers need to do their jobs correctly.
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A Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins
Students consider concepts of banking introduced in the story, "Basket of Bangles." In this banking lesson, students identify key terms through recall questions interspersed in the story. Using five handouts and a game, students compare...
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Show Me The Money!
Students select which bank would best meet their needs. In this lesson on personal banking, students write a summary stating which bank and bank accounts best suit their own needs.
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The Catastrophe Clan
Students participate in a financial project and identify the three c's of credit. In this credit card lesson, students define and understand how to use credit wisely. Students become familiar with banking terms and types of credit. ...
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You Can BANK On This! (Part 1)
Students investigate the concepts of money management and banking through Internet activities. In this economics lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of money and how people once bartered with goods instead of paying with...
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What Is the Federal Reserve?
Young scholars examine simple bank transactions. In this banking lesson, students analyze banking transactions such as deposits, loans, and how they hold reserves. They participate in simulations of the process of clearing a check and...
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Sixth graders examine the causes of the stock market crash of 1929. For this integrated math/history unit on the stock market, 6th graders study, research, and read stocks, visit a local bank, and create a PowerPoint to show the...
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Unit 4: Money Management - Using Bank Services
Students explore information about banking and banking services. They practice filling out deposits and withdrawal slips, transferring money and discover how money is transferred when making purchases. Students identify types of banks...
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Banking
Young scholars correctly write a check and fill out a bank deposit slip. They understand the concept of balancing a checkbook by balancing a bank statement with a check register. Students play with the stock market to understand it a...
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Banking Role Play: Five Simple Banking Transactions
Students practice making basic bank transactions in English. They are divided into two groups: Bank Tellers and Bank Customers. Bank tellers sit in a line facing their clients. Bank tellers are given an activity sheet and play money....
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What Can I Afford?
Students explore the costs of various cell phone plans, and various types of banking accounts to determine which one would yield the highest returns if the money saved from the cell phones were placed in different accounts.
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Banking for Your Future
Students get a handle on their own personal finances. They discover how banks work, how to plan and stick to a budget, and other helpful tips on managing money. They study the Federal Reserve System, which oversees the nation's banks.
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Money, Commercial Banking, and Interest
Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and...
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Money Museum Tour
Twelfth graders explore the importance of banks in the United States. In this Economics instructional activity, 12th graders participate in a simulation of what happens at a bank. Students discuss their findings.
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Saving Strawberry Farm
Students explore U.S. History by analyzing the Great Depression. In this economic instability lesson, students read fictitious accounts of a farm dealing with the loss of a Strawberry Farm and discuss the reasons behind the loss....
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There's No Business Like Bank Business
Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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My Bank, My Decision!
Students create a three-part bank. In this savings lesson, students utilize the three-part bank to separate their spending needs, wants, and long term goals. Students share some of the money earned for donation. Students discuss the...
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Advanced Matching - Finances
In this financial terms worksheet, students draw a line from the financial terms on the left to their matching meaning on the right. There are 15 terms and definitions to match up.
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Chequebook
In this math worksheet, students practice writing the checks for the different values and banks. The problem has the realism of a check.
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Bank On It
In this literacy instructional activity, learners look for the words that are needed to complete the reading passage. This is based upon the context of banking.