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Needs and Wants
Pupils examine the difference between psychological needs and wants to control spending.
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Personal Savings: Saving Money for Those Items you Really Want
Students explore how to save money to buy the things they want.
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Spending Spree
Pupils collect objects to use in a classroom store. In groups, they must place a value on each object and take turns spending their fake dollar in the store. They predict how much they can buy and use addition and subtraction to...
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Saving and Spending
Students identify the reasons why they believe people save money. After this list, they discuss what they spend their money on and determine if the reasons for saving money change over time. In groups, they use the story of "Uncle Jed's...
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Stone Fox and Economics
Students read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Creating a Savings Chart
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
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!
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 lesson.
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Describe How Money Barter, and Credit Were Used in Colonial Virginia
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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PAY CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE
Students learn about credit cards and scores and how to and not to use them. In this financial concept instructional activity, students are given hypothetical scenarios where they are able to apply learning's to given situations as they...
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Why We Save
Learners discover how to save money. In this financial planning lesson, students read the story Spend or Save? and discuss ways to save money. Learners choose a character from the story and write about a financial decision they had to make.
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Saving Makes Cents
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson plan, 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!!!
Students explore money management. In this financial awareness lesson, 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
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...
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Consumerism Scavenger Hunt
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
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students then discuss the...
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Keeping Track of Our Money
Second graders complete activities to learn how to manage money. In this managing money lesson, 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
Learners explore the concept of saving money. In this saving money lesson, students read an article about saving money. Learners 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
Students explore the concept of credit cards. In this credit cards lesson, students read an article about credit card spending. Students discuss different ways in which people use credit cards. Students determine what kind of spender...
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Scoring a Financial Education
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
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!
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
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
Students discuss money and interest. In this discussing money and interest lesson plan, students discuss positives of an economic recession. Students discuss how savings rates have increased over time and the general attitude...
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