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Money Management

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students discuss the differences between needs and wants, practice budgeting resources and investigate the workings of a capitalist society, by creating a mock store.
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Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans, and Credit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine credit components and how each works within our economy today. In this financial literacy lesson, students explore credit terms and make decisions based on real credit card offers that they find in their on line...
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"You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!" The Issue Bimetallism in the Late Nineteenth-Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the basis of the monetary system suring the 19th century. They complete a worksheet and justify the pro-silver or the pro-gold argument.
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice stewardship. In this service learning lesson, students respond to those in need after a natural disaster as they investigate philanthropy.
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Reflecting on the Power of Volunteerism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students contribute to society by examining volunteer activities that benefit others. Middle schoolers collaborate to create a skit to promote...
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ABC's Of Figuring Interest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make purchases...
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The Magic Pot

For Teachers K
Students read the story The Magic Pot and complete language arts based activities based on the story. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss, listen, observe, and complete language worksheets.
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The Art of Budgeting

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students create a plan to achieve personal and financial goals. In this budgeting goals lesson plan, students identify their sources of income and discuss being financially independent. Students record their monthly expenditures and...
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Students Suffocate Under Tens of Thousands in Loans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of student loans. In this student loans instructional activity, students read an article about the large amount of student loans today's students owe. Students discuss how higher loan payments and increased...
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Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson plan, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete...
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Webquest - Westward Ho!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate life on the trail West. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students collaborate to research the pioneer life and then role play a family's life on the trail. Students author an essay regarding their research finding and...
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Graphing Systems of Equations - Word Problemsr

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars solve word problems which involve graphing systems of equations. After discussing methods of solving word problems, the teacher demonstrates how to solve problems which involve graphing. They work together, at their...
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Interest Income

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify taxable interest income, and report taxable and tax-exempt interest income.
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Models with monomials and polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a instructional activity that focuses on the concepts of combining monomials to make polynomial expressions. They use algebra tiles to complete the exercises in the instructional activity. This is hands-on...
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Planning A Household Budget

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experience real life by utilizing math skills to plan a household budget and enhance their financial planning skills.
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Owls and Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the predator-prey relationship of owls and raptors. They examine a variety of resources about owls and raptors, develop a list of vocabulary words, dissect owl pellets and identify what owls eat, and play a...
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Economic Community

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders assume different jobs of a community and understand the terms goods, services, producer, and consumer. In this community lesson plan, 4th graders answer short answer questions to show their knowledge of the terms.
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Expensive Choices

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work in pairs to discover how to prioritize expenses in a budget.
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Should the United States Have a Central Bank?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students assess the validity of a national bank. They study the importance of McCullough v. Maryland. They review the arguments of Hamilton and Jefferson. They analyze the Tenth Amendment and the debate over state v. federal power. They ...
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Express Yourself

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write to Key pals. In this description lesson, 6th graders describe a place to their key pals and the pal has to draw a pictures based off their description.  They also create a Fun Facts Worksheet about their...
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Problem Solving Lesson Plan 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study a number of work and family management roles and techniques.
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The Expenditure Sheet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between expenditure and income. In this algebra lesson, students create a spreadsheet labeling the date, item and amount as they track their expenses. They format the cells of the spreadsheet to do all the...
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The Lesson: Crises

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students take a closer look at world issues. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study financial awareness. Students examine the credit crunch and the global food crisis.
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Japan's Place In The World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research into the history of th Japanese rise to economic power. They use a variety of sources for information and engage in a variety of in class and out of class activities.

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