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Wise Pockets
Using children's picture books and role-playing activities, youngsters begin to learn about personal finance management. These lesson plans are engaging and intend to endow pupils with skills for making wise decisions with money as they...
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A Trip to Colonial Virginia
Students consider prices while planning a trip to Colonial Virginia. In this budgeting activity, students construct an itinerary of events for a vacation. Students are responsible for working within the approved budget.
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Book Club Order
Students complete a simulated book order form for their class. In this book club lesson, students budget and plan an order form for their fellow students, discussing why they chose specific books.
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The Stock Market Game
Students participate in The Stock Market Game. After selecting a name for their group, students invest $10,000 imaginary money and determine which stocks to purchase.
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Eating Away from Home
Students consider the implications of eating out. In this family budgeting lesson plan, students determine how to make better meal-budgeting choices as they play a game called "Let's Eat Out".
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Payment Parliament
Students investigate how the economy works by role playing in their class. In this money management lesson, students read parts from a script for use in a role playing lesson simulating the Federal Reserve and their payment processing....
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A Helping Hand: The Role of Guides During Western Expansion
Students research and examine the lives and culture of western mountain guides during the early to mid 1800s. Students write reports about a guide they research, do a simulation of the guide by keeping a journal, managing money and...
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I Feel Angry or Sad When...
Students identify inclusive procedures for activities. For this social skills lesson, students perform skits that illustrate inappropriate as well as appropriate classroom behavior.
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The Pros and Cons of Dams
Students investigate the use of dams on rivers in order to manage water uses in particular the Flathead River and Lake. They make presentations about dam management and write a persuasive paper on the issue. If possible they visit the...
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How is the Game Played in an Economics Class?
Learners research companies, choose stocks, and create portfolios online while playing the stock market game.
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Yellow Pages Ad-dition
Students determine the revenue generated by sample pages from the Yellow Pages. They discuss the value of advertising a business in this venue. They use the local telephone directory and some fictitious ad rates to lead their inquiry.
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Stereotypes
Assumptions and misconceptions are two things that underlie stereotypes. Introduce youngsters to the concept of stereotyping with a role-play activity. They pretend they are employees at a restaurant who have accused a person of...
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Monthly Cost of Living - Food
Students determine how much they would need to feed a family for a month. They plan meals and use Internet grocery stores to find the cost of individual food items. They brainstorm in small groups to come up with 1 weeks worth of menus.