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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore what money is and how it differs around the world. They compare U.S. currency with play money and with foreign currency. They then use their knowledge to design their own money. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the various methods for getting money. They recognize that most people earn their money and connect this concept to allowances. Then a survey is conducted to find out more about appropriate allowances for people their age. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students discuss different money management options in a variety of situations. They identify moments to share, spend and save money. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students access a variety of money-related websites. They add and subtract quantities of money including coins and bills, play online games and complete worksheets. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and between between interest rates, investment, and economic growth. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students pretend they are inventors to create their future source of money in twenty years. Using the internet, they research the history of money and how future money could affect the economy. They make and decorate the coins, bills, and credit cards of the future. They also review the functions of money before beginning the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the functions of money. After reading a story set in the Revolutionary War, they describe what the money of the time period looked like and how it was used. Using the internet, they compare Continental Congress money with a Spanish half dollar. They write a paragraph citing which money they would like to have if they were living in Valley Forge in 1778. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students compare and contrast currency from around the world. In cooperative groups, they create a Venn Diagram stating the different characteristics of money. Students identify the security features present in the American currency system and apply that knowledge when creating their own currency. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students examine how adults earn and save money to purchase the items they need and want. They discuss if they earn allowance and what they do with their money before listening to "A Chair For My Mother." They define the goal of the family in the book and answer the associated questions. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students follow up on their career interests. They comprehend the concept and value of budgeting money. Students create a sample budget and comprehend what they would need to earn to live on their own. Full Review »
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