Happy Housewife
Homemade Christmas Gifts
Running low on money? Out of ideas for gifts? Feeling crafty? Whatever the reason may be, homemade gifts are perfect for the creative person or the person trying to save a dollar here and there. Packed with hands-on crafts for kids, the...
California Academy of Science
Greening Your Middle School
Middle schoolers redesign their school to make it more energy efficient, and create a model of their design. Learners get together in groups of 5, and they take on the task of making their school more energy efficient. To do this, they...
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Energizing Our School
Students explore energy usage in home and in school. They examine the types of non-renewable sources and discover alternate sources of energy. Through group activities, students calculate the perimeter and area of a given room. They make...
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Reading and Vocabulary - Sale Ads
Intermediate ESL students practice reading sale ads. They will look through a sales catalog or newspaper and highlight words they don't know, work together to determine the definitions, then decide how much they save in given situations.
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Object Oriented Programming
Students engage in a research activity in order to comprehend the intents and dynamics of Object Oriented Programming. They are exposed to the new paradigm of programming in order to develop new skills.
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First Conditional Verbs
Helpful as a print-out or electronic worksheet, this verb tense worksheet prompts middle and high schoolers to fill in 20 missing first conditional verbs in sentences. They can check their answers and receive hints. The activity would be...
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Making Choices
Students solve word problems relating to economic choices. In this economic choices lesson, students discuss the importance of budgeting and how to save money. Students complete a economic choices worksheet.
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ESOL COnsumer Education
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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Taxes
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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Banking for Your Future
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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Recycle Lifecycle
Young scholars investigate the recycling process. In this recycling lesson, students read the article The Recycling Process After Collection and discuss the advantages of recycling. As an extension activity, young scholars simulate the...
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Singles Awareness Day
In this Singles Awareness Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing,...
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Coming Soon: Sodas with Vitamins
Young scholars react to a series of statements about sodas, then read a news article about the addition of vitamins to sodas to increase sales. In this nutrition and current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the...
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Could a Tiny Home be the Home for You?
Students read an article about tiny homes and use the article as a springboard for discussion. For this current events lesson, students evaluate the merits of tiny homes, then create a chart comparing their needs with the things they...
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Cost Effective Buying
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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Grocery Coupons
For this reading activity worksheet, learners read about using coupons when grocery shopping. This reading activity is intended to be read out loud.
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Stand Uo If....
Students participate in an activity that allows them to better get to know each other. In this inquiry lesson students use a psychomotor activity to better know their classmates.
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Money Sings
Students listen to and perform songs for the purpose of learning the perceptions of people in regard to their financial holdings.
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My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking Countries
Pupils organize a two week travel plan through Spanish speaking countries all over the world. plan their flight schedules, accommodations, and tours of cultural events. Students compute the total cost of their trip.
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Inside Money
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.
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Can I Afford This Apartment?
Students explore the concept of cost of living. In this cost of living lesson, students calculate the cost of living in an apartment along with other living expenses.
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Moving Out
Students determine their cost of living. In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house. Students research the cost of renting an...
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Mehen - Egyptian Activity Sheet
In this Egyptian game learning exercise, learners cut out the game board and the game pieces and follow the directions to play "Mehen", the snake game.
Visa
Rookie Lesson Module — Financial Football
Score a touchdown with an exciting game of financial football! Middle schoolers choose their favorite teams and play a virtual game of football as they answer various questions about economics.