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Household Budgets

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Build practical money skills and an understanding of the real world. The class discusses what they know about household budgets, debits, and credits as they relate to banking and problem-solving strategies. They use their math skills to...
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Introducing the Classroom Economy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars discuss the definition of economics and study how current and historic societies have had economic systems. They determine necessary classroom jobs and attach ddaily or weekly salaries to those positions. Students are...
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Income and Expenses

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss income and expenses. In this lesson on money, students define income and expenses, after whith they keep track of their income and expense transactions on a basic ledger.
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Using Credit: Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of credit. In this consumer education lesson, the teacher uses the book Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars to lead the class in a discussion about credit, debit, and income. Students then analyze their...
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Checkbook Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this checkbook activity worksheet, students solve and complete 13 different problems that include balancing a checkbook. First, they identify and define each of the vocabulary terms related to having a checking account. Then, students...
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Unit 4: Money Management - Using Bank Services

For Teachers 8th - 12th
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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Accounting - Analyzing Transactions to Debit/Credit Parts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to how transactions are analyzed with debits and credits. In groups, they complete a T-chart in which the account increases with credits and decreases with debits. To end the lesson, they analyze the various...
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Cannot Buy Me Love

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars investigate the concepts that are related to finance and how it is used in the world. They take part in activities that are focused around the use of a spreadsheet while using a T-chart to simulate a ledger of credits and...