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All I Want For Christmas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create wish lists from catalogues and sales ads based on a given budget. They add, subtract, estimate, and budget their given amount of money so they don't go over budget.
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Money Bags

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare budgets of various federal agencies and graph the monetary relations between these top-funded agencies. They propose alternate budgets and justify their own monetary priorities.
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Fall Clothing Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students shop for clothing. For this fall clothing sale lesson, students examine circulars for items to purchase within their budget.  
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Americans Spending at Record Rates

For Students 8th
In this Americans spending at record rates instructional activity, 8th graders read or listen to an article, discuss money topics, answer 8 true or false, match 10 synonyms, and 10 phrases, fill in 16 blanks, answer 6 short answer...
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The Art of Budgeting

For Students 7th - 9th
In this budgeting worksheet, students complete 15 pages of activities to help them set financial goals and complete budgeting activities.
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Under the Bed or in the Bank?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore personal finance.  In this consumer /financial mathematics lesson, students compare interest rates as they explore savings. 
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Budgeting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze personal budgets. In this budgeting lesson, students examine personal budgeting skills as they listen to a presentation and complete worksheets. Student set up personal budgets.
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Planning a Budget

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice column addition and lining up decimal points in the context of money.  In this planning a budget lesson, students problem solve after watching a Quicktime video clip in which Harry works out his budget for going on...
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Estimating Profit from a Job

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners create a budget. In this estimation and rounding lesson, students create a budget for a painting job. They must make sure that they come out with a profit.
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Going Camping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson, students pretend to have $120 to spend on camping gear for a camping trip. Middle schoolers decide which items are absolutely necessary. Students calculate the...
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Where Does All the Money Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of uses for money. For this uses for money lesson, students discuss ways in which money can be utilized such as spending, saving, investing, donating, etc. Students discuss the differences between needs and...
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Budget: Don't Go Broke (NEFE)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to plan and maintain a balanced budget. In this financial literacy lesson plan, teacher students follow the PowerPoint and answer questions based on learned information in order to understand where their money goes...
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Saving Money - 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this money worksheet, students read the word problem about earning and saving money. Students answer two questions about the problem.
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Month 2 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics learning exercise, students complete a monthly budget by completing each category on the sheet. They fill in the blanks and calculate their totals for month two.
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Month 3 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
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Month 4 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month four.
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Real Life Challenge ~ Budget

For Students 9th - 12th
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete one month of budgeting by completing each of the statements with the appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for the month minus their savings account...
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Month 5 Budget

For Students 9th - 12th
In this consumer mathematics instructional activity, students complete the following statements with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses and subtract a portion for savings.
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Month 6 Budget

For Students 9th - 12th
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete each statement with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for month six and subtract a portion for savings.
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What A Beautiful Baby!

For Students 10th - 12th
In this career worksheet, students imagine that they are adopting a baby. They create a budget chart for all of the expenses needed to properly care for a baby. Students calculate the costs for a month, including babysitting.
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Jobs and Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
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Toothpick Bridges

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the techniques of building a bridge. They explore different type of bridges and then plan and build a bridge to specified instructions. Students draw plans, keep a budget, and prepare balance sheets during their bridge...
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Costing A Garden

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups and plan a garden within a budget. They investigate appropriate plants for their area, compare and report prices. As a group, they consider the shape, size, type of soil, and draw a layout of the planned garden....
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Small Busines Schemes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate a small business and its profitability. In pairs, as they research a business adventure, students consider the capital outlay, maintenance, office space, prices, insurance, and profit and loss statements. Students...