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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Becoming a Wise Consumer: Comparison Shopping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this introductory lesson to money management for teens, students will use everyday math skills to comparison shop a variety of products. Students will learn several ways to save money, including using store discounts, coupons, and...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Buying and Using Phone Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for buying and using a prepaid phone card.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Saving Money When You Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to save money when you shop. Tips for using coupons and how to find a good deal.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 2: Saving Money by Finding the Better Buy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will be able to make economically sound purchasing decisions by using unit pricing, calculating discounts, and analyzing fixed and variable costs.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bouncing Ball Budgets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through an interactive game, students share spending decisions they've made in the past and start to think about their spending habits in new ways.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Creating a Buying Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice creating a buying plan and apply this strategy to provide buying advice to others.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Prom Spending Survey Infographic

For Students 9th - 10th
A new nationwide survey released by Visa Inc. shows that American households plan on spending a whopping $324 on promposals. Promposals have become significantly more extravagant in recent years and now represent in excess of one third...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lunch Spending Survey Infographic

For Students 9th - 10th
According to the results of a new survey commissioned by Visa, respondents reported spending an average of $53 per week on lunch. Overall, the most popular spot to eat lunch was at home (42%), and full-time employees tended to stick...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Why Use Money? Getting What We Need

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students will compare and contrast different methods of attaining the everyday items they need. Using the Akan people of Africa as an example of bartering, students will understand three different ways of paying for goods. Discussion...