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Budget Mania
Students examine several examples of budgets to develop a facility with the components of its formation. Income, expenses, and expenditures are considered and itemized for this lesson.
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My Monthly Budget
Here's a nice layout to work on a monthly budget. There's a section to write income: where it comes from, the amounts, and any other notes. Then there's a section to write about expenses: what is purchased, the amount it costs, and...
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Where Do We Get the Money We Spend?
Students discuss the sources of income for people in their community. They examine why different jobs are paid different wages. They also classify productive resources in the economy.
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Month 5 Budget
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete the following statements with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses and subtract a portion for savings.
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Month 6 Budget
For this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete each statement with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for month six and subtract a portion for savings.
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The REAL Cost of College
Students explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. For this money management lesson students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and how they apply to...
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Save the Bay!
Students explore environmental protection by creating a presentation in class. In this Chesapeake Bay lesson, students discuss the current threats from human beings towards the delicate balance of life near the bay. Students identify the...
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Reality Store: How to Plan a Budget, Pay Bills, and Manage Your Money
Students plan a budget and pay bills when they visit the "Reality Store," a series of classroom studying stations. The use of paying bills and running a class store is used to help students grasp the concept of business.
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Living Below Our Means
Common-sense strategies that can help teachers achieve financial security through frugality.
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A Money Plan
Students discuss what a budget is and its purpose. They create a draft of a simple budget that they could possible use. They discuss their trade-offs when they choose to follow a budget.
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Budgeting
Students establish budgeting techniques. In this Economics lesson, students work in small groups to prepare a budget for a simulation activity, purchasing new playground equipment.
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Planning and Money Management: Financial Plan
More planning goes into a budget than a high schooler thinks. Here, they learn about the expected expenses and incomes, along with outside factors such as natural disasters. Learners prepare their own budget and adjust it based on the...
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Credit and Debt: Decisions, Decisions...
Borrowing money seems like a great idea until you are in over your head. High schoolers learn the benefits and risks associated with credit and how to be a responsible borrower. More than just credit cards, they learn trustworthiness is...
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Month 3 Budget
In this consumer mathematics learning exercise, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Economic Paradox
It's a classic conundrum of economics: voters want jobs, but don't want to spend the money required for businesses to hire. This political cartoon analysis learning exercise has high schoolers analyzing this enigma and responding to 3...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unemployment
It's the classic paradox in this political cartoon analysis; any jobs plan requires extra government spending. However, the unemployed aren't willing to concede to more federal spending for what they want most, jobs. Background...
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Budget Making
Students develop a budget for spending and saving. In this economics lesson, students create a budget based on personal, family and government income. They discuss jobs at home and allowances. They discuss how they manage their money...
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How Does the Stock Market Really Work?
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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Meet Molly, An American Girl
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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FILLING EMPTY POCKETS: BORROWING, LOANS AND CREDIT.
Students learn that maintaining financial security takes a good math understanding. In this lesson, students apply mathematical formulas to make important financial decisions like getting the right loan to buy a house, decide which...
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Shopping for a Party
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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You Are The Farmer
Young scholars investigate the farming business and occupations in agriculture. Basic multi-step math operations are performed in calculating some of the expenses involved in farming.
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home!
Students demonstrate how to make earth-smart choices. In this environmental awareness instructional activity, students listen to a short lecture on environmentally friendly products. Students invent an environmentally friendly product...
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Show-Me Economics
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.