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Wise Pockets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using children's picture books and role-playing activities, youngsters begin to learn about personal finance management. These lesson plans are engaging and intend to endow pupils with skills for making wise decisions with money as they...
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Curated OER

A Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students consider concepts of banking introduced in the story, "Basket of Bangles." For 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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Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students role play a scenario between a creditor and debtor. In this consumer education lesson, students read the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, discuss the vocabulary introduced in the book and role play a  situation between a...
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Curated OER

FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE LENDING.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the role of banks, lending and their services. In this analysis lesson, students learn about savings, checking accounts and lending and the importance of banks as financial intermediaries.
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Curated OER

Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies about the...
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Curated OER

Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the book, Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, to discover ways that creditors can obtain payment from reluctant debtors
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Secured Transaction Law

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource provides an overview of secured credit obligations. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is also described.
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Lesson Plan
University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
This is a lesson geared towards elementary level students. Using the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents by Eric Kimmel, the teacher instructs students about the terms creditor, debtor, collateral, credit, and credit report. Lesson...
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information about peripheral arterial disease and claudication (poor circulation) and related health problems it.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Giving Credit

For Students 2nd - 8th
This life instructional activity will prepare students for the world of credit. "In this instructional activity, you will analyze the creditworthiness of people who want to borrow. You will also learn how to identify ways to establish...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Pop Goes the Housing Bubble

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.
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Article
Other

Truth in Lending Act Regulation Z

For Students 9th - 10th
Site explains Regulation Z , "Truth in Lending" which is the "law requiring disclosure of terms" on a loan given to a business or consumer. Provides specific format of loan information to be disclosed.
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Article
Wolters Kluwer

Business Owners Toolkit: What Banks Look for When Reviewing a Loan Application

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes what criteria loan officers look for when reviewing a loan application. Additional links are also provided to give a more detailed explanation.