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Elementary Economics:Making Smart Choices Lesson PlanElementary Economics:Making Smart Choices Lesson Plan
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Elementary Economics:Making Smart Choices

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Learners understand what good and bad choices are in regards to money and review and reinforce the value of each coin. They identify parts of a story as well as the sequencing. They then create their own sequence of events in words and/or pictures in the form of a book to be added to their portfolio.

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1st - 2nd
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Social Studies & History
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