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A Rooster and a Bean Seed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hear a folk tale and participate in a simulation that helps them recognize problems with barter and benefits of monetary exchange.
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Shopping for a Party

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders produce a budget for a party.  In this money management instructional activity, 2nd graders create a budget for an imaginary party they will have based on a $20.00 limit.  Students observe a video clip in class discussing...
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Comparison Shopping

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice developing budgets. In this financial awareness lesson, students read The Monster Money Book and list ways the characters saved money in the story. Students plan a budget and demonstrate how to look for bargains when...
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Show-Me Economics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders distinguish between savings and spending. Students graph out a variety of important Economic concepts/vocabulary. They set up an imaginary job to save money and spend money.
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How Does the Stock Market Really Work?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Investigate the stock market as it relates to the business world. Young scholars investigate ways to invest their money for the future. They make a presentation and discuss their findings with the class.
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A Home Energy Audit

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Young scholars investigate ways to save energy. In this environmental lesson, students play the role of a building inspector and identify "culprits" that waste energy. Young scholars use a checklist to identify specific practices that...
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What is a Computer Crime?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
An important lesson on cybercrimes is here for you. In it, young computer users learn about how people commit crimes on computers by hacking into accounts, and stealing personal information from people. Some excellent discussion...
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Council for Economic Education

Opportunity Cost

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The price of those new shoes involves more than just money! Individuals explore the concept of opportunity cost using a video clip and gratification discussions. They prepare a budget based off of their set of values in regards to...
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Do You Like to Spend or Save?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students, after briefly discussing spending and saving habits, take a poll to see how their peers like to manage money. Then students graph their findings and discuss the survey results.
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VH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pretend they are taking a certain job in the music industry and respond to questions.
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Why Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford and discuss what it means to owe one's soul to a store. In this mathematics lesson, 6th graders determine what a miner's income was minus his expenses graphing findings in a...
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The Real Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 8th
How do people pay for college? Learners explore the concept of paying for college, they discuss possible ways to pay for college, research the cost of colleges, room and board, and other college living expenses.
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Deals on Wheels!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils calculate monthly car payments using different rates of interest. They calculate the maximum amount that can be financed/borrowed given a preset estimated/budgeted monthly payment and determine how limited resources cause people...
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Selling, Spending, or Saving

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine and discuss vocabulary dealing with finances. They write and develop commercials promoting savings practices and spending habits that incorporate emotional appeals.
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Learning to Spend, Learning to Give

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a monthly budget. In this finances lesson plan, students learn the terms budget, income and expenses. Students create a monthly spending plan and keep track of what they make and spend for the next 30 days. When...
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My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build a budget. In this philanthropy lesson, students write a personal budget that includes spending, saving, investing, and donating. Student philanthropists donate money to charities.
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A Rooster and a Bean Seed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study exchange and how it has different forms. In this money management lesson, students are able to learn how goods and services work by completing worksheets, activities, essay questions and assessments provided.
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ESOL COnsumer Education

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of saving money by shopping sales and reading advertisements. They share personal practices with comparison shopping to save money then complet "Shopping" activity.
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Introduction To Earning Interest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students engage in a lesson on interest and bank savings accounts. They see why people deposit money at banks and other financial institutions and explain that interest is paid on an annual, monthly or quarterly basis.
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Banking for Your Future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students get a handle on their own personal finances. They discover how banks work, how to plan and stick to a budget, and other helpful tips on managing money. They study the Federal Reserve System, which oversees the nation's banks.
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Taxes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Stone Fax and explore earning money, saving, credit and taxes. In this taxes lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet to develop understanding of paying off debts, keeping a checkbook, calculating sales tax and...
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Cost Effective Buying

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars complete a worksheet that asks them to calculate the true energy cost of various appliances. They compare appliances with energy saving features, rebates and other economical incentives.
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Your First Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholdings on earned income. They examine the Form W-4.
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Inside Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video of a fictional country that is facing monetary problems. They work to answer questions that help solve the countries economic difficulties.