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Creating a Savings Chart

For Teachers 3rd
Student create a savings chart given a set allowance per week. They explain how people in the local community make choices about using goods, services, and productive resources, and how they compare costs and benefits in economic...
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Spending

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson that illustrates the concept of spending and how it effects the economy. Technology is integrated in this study with the use of a computer simulation of a pinball game that shows how fast money can be spent.
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The Real Way to Moolah Beach!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore various avenues to the difficulties of managing money. They view key insights into the basics of managing their finances. Keeping an accurate checkbook and accounting system is covered in depth within this instructional...
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Describe How Money Barter, and Credit Were Used in Colonial Virginia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen as the teacher lectures about bartering. They work in small groups to define and create a skit about one term related to bartering. Students create an Economic Terms booklet. They review that tobacco was a cash crop...
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Savings On Best Buys

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students do some comparison shopping using items found in the market. They also calculate the savings earned.
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Minding Your Money

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this money worksheet, learners solve 5 word problems pertaining to buying snacks at a shop. Students determine how much money is left after subtracting the cost of their snack from a specified amount of money.
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PAY CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about credit cards and scores and how to and not to use them. In this financial concept lesson, students are given hypothetical scenarios where they are able to apply learning's to given situations as they figure rates,...
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Why We Save

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover how to save money. In this financial planning lesson, students read the story Spend or Save? and discuss ways to save money. Students choose a character from the story and write about a financial decision they had to make.
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. For this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Shopping!!!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore money management. In this financial awareness instructional activity, students are given an amount of money and a sheet of objects to choose from to buy. Students choose only five objects they can afford to "buy."
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Checks and Balances

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss elements of financial planning.  In this personal finance lesson, students practice filling out personal banking information.  Students conduct research using the Internet and a PowerPoint presentation to find out how to...
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Consumerism Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore consumerism. In this economics lesson, students work with a partner to complete an Internet Research consumer scavenger hunt. Students discuss information collected and conflicting answers to various questions.
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Managing My Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management instructional activity, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students...
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Keeping Track of Our Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to learn how to manage money. In this managing money instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty and complete two related worksheets.
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Bright Ideas for Bringing up Smart Savers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of saving money. For this saving money lesson, students read an article about saving money. Students discuss ways to save money and what makes it difficult to save money. Students compare prices of products.
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How You Use Credit Cards Should Determine How You Choose Them

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of credit cards. In this credit cards lesson, students read an article about credit card spending. Young scholars discuss different ways in which people use credit cards. Students determine what kind of...
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Scoring a Financial Education

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of money management. In this money management lesson, students read an article about students taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Students...
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A Gift for Mama

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings lesson, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...
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Money, Money, Honey Bunny!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students determine the differences between goods and services, and saving and spending. In this economics lesson, students listen to a rhyming story about a bunny with money. They play a matching game with the associated cards and work...
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There's No Business Like Bank Business

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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Recession Lesson: The Silver Lining of the Economic Downturn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss money and interest.  For this discussing money and interest lesson, students discuss positives of an economic recession.  Students discuss how savings rates have increased over time and the general attitude towards...
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Money Museum Tour

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the importance of banks in the United States.  In this Economics lesson, 12th graders participate in a simulation of what happens at a bank.  Students discuss their findings. 
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Money situations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this money situations worksheet, students read money word problems and then list the benefit, opportunity cost, risks, and responsibilities for each one. Students do this for 6 questions.
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Fun With Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students get an opportunity to practice estimation skills in a real life situation after a unit on estimation has been taught.

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