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When People Steal From Me

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the effects of theft to learn that stealing is wrong. In this stealing lesson, students discuss what it feels like to have something stolen. Students make a list of their six favorite things and list why they are...
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We Need More Than Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify examples of private resources. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and identify the private resources the characters used in the text. Learners name private...
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Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of George Washington's Mount Vernon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how people viewed George Washington in the 19th Century.  For this U.S. History lesson, students create a timeline of events during the Civil War, including government and court decisions.  Following this activity,...
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Taking Small Steps

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a journal entry about a time when they had to make a tough choice between right and wrong. They read read the newspaper for to find articles about people have been in situations that required them to make a personal choice...
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My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a personal budget. In this financial planning lesson, students create a budget using income data and identify ways to save a portion of money for donations.
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A Look At Spending

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use an outdated budget to examine what the county spends its money on for its citizens. Using county information, they describe how the Board of Supervisors make budget decisions and how it can shape public policy. They also...
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Consumer Borrowing and Spending

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Credit can be confusing for teens, some of whom are already using credit cards. Clear up misconceptions with this group research activity which has a solid outline with a lot of room to adjust to your needs and resources. Groups are...
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Macmillan Education

Get Organised

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
The focus of the first lesson in a 23-lesson life skills unit is on getting organized. The worksheets ask users to identify areas of their lives were they need more organization and then offer suggestions and solutions. 
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Meet Molly, An American Girl

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine saving and spending decisions in 1944 through the eyes of Molly, a nine-year-old growing up during World War II. The lesson uses Meet Molly, An American Girl, by Valerie Tripp.
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Investing: Reflect? Lesson 7

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the concept of investing.  In this investment lesson plan, students discuss the best way to invest money.  Learners then write essays, taking two seperate points of view. 
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Bound for Britain

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover the great immigration to the United Kingdom by examining historic photographs.  In this world history lesson, students research the migration of West Indians to England in the early 1950's.  Students read transcripts of...
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Mr. Goldman's Good Idea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Shopping carts are a modern convenience that many people take for granted. Make sure your pupils do not fall into that category by completing the activities in this plan. There are ideas included for language arts, social studies, math,...
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Lesson 3: What Happens When a Bank Makes a Loan?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role-play to show how bank loans made to people can have an impact on others in the community. In small groups, they analyze hypothetical loans, using flow charts or other diagrams to describe the probable impact of each.
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Living on a Fixed Income

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine living on a fixed income. In this financial analysis lesson, students discuss living on a fixed income and discuss wants and needs. Students research money saving tips and create a PowerPoint about the topic. Students...
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7 Ways for Gen Xers to Help Secure Their Retirement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson plan, students read an article about preparing for retirement. Students create a budget of household expenses during retirement and create a savings plan for that budget.
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Pound A Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in various poem-related lessons to learn how they can make a difference in the lives of people they don't know. In this poetry lesson plan, students discover that this pound a poem competition is about raising money...
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Economic Crisis in Argentina

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils investigate the history, people, and the economy of Argentina. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and identify and read newspaper articles about local businesses that export goods to...
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Wealth of Wisdom

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners determine what to do with money. In this personal finance lesson, students discuss budgeting, savings, and loans with their instructor. Learners then participate in classroom activities that require them to participate in...
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Corn in Ancient America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the importance of corn to the survival of early civilizations of the Americas. Through research and discussion activities, they read and describe how corn was used as food and currency in early civilizations. They...
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You Can Bank on Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify reasons people choose to donate. In this donating lesson, students contrast the words spend, save, and donate. Pupils learn a song about donating, brainstorm reasons to give, and make sound choices with their money.
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Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices instructional activity, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet...
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Coin Collections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore why coin collectors would find American Eagle coins important additions to their collections. They generate a list of items that they collect or save. They identify reasons that people collect different items.
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Banking Services

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the banking services and complete related activities. In this banking instructional activity, students review the services available at a bank and interview people for about the banking services they use. Students shop...
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Creative Coin Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a round-robin writing activity started from a single writing prompt. Different coins be worked into the story throughout the course of the activity.