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Beyond the Checkbook: Choices of Payment Methods

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore different payment methods. In this math lesson plan, students discuss the difference between writing a check and paying online. They will compare and contrast and present their data to the class.
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In the Bag!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students calculate how many quarters are in a $1,000 bag (after learning the dollar value of filled coin bags). They explain their problem-solving strategy using pictures, numbers, equations, and/or words.
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Under the Bed or in the Bank?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore personal finance.  In this consumer /financial mathematics lesson, students compare interest rates as they explore savings. 
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The Case of the Broken Piggy Bank

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students list the value of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny in dollar form. They find the total monetary value of a set of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. They calculate change received on a purchase.
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Beat the Bank

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a coin identification game to familiarize themselves with coin values. They add coin values to determine the game's winner.
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Sayings Quiz: Money

For Students 7th - 9th
In this English idioms and sayings activity, students use the meanings of English idioms and sayings to complete sentences.  Students can receive hints about each saying before checking their answers.
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The Euro: Money Changes Everything

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the euro on nations of the European Union (EU). In this euro instructional activity, students examine exchange rates within the EU as well as outside the EU in order to better understand the implications...
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Money Sings

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
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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English Idioms II - Money Talk

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students match the idioms to their meaning. Students match 12 idioms to their correct meaning on this worksheet.
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Inside Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Money & Work

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explain basic information concerning financial investments. They identify consumer rights and responsibilities and effective practices for purchasing consumer goods, services, housing and insurance. They list steps in...
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Beatrice’s Goat: A Lesson on Savings Goals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Youngsters learn the meaning of saving and how to reach savings goals by first reading a story of a young Ugandan girl who is gifted a goat, and then discovering the opportunity costs of savings decisions made by her and her family.
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Savvy Savers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What are the benefits and risks of saving in an interest-bearing account? Pupils explore concepts like risk-reward relationship and the rule of 72, as well as practice calculating compound interest, developing important personal...
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About Credit

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's tempting to stay away from credit cards entirely, and it can also be tempting to charge large purchases on credit cards with the intention to pay them off later. But as a three-part lesson on credit and debt shows your high...
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Making Spending Decisions

For Teachers 2nd Standards
By role playing real-world experiences, such as purchasing snacks and grocery/toy store shopping, your youngsters will begin to develop an understanding of how to make decisions and choose between alternatives. This is the first...
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Buying a Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Guide high schoolers through the process of buying a house with a simulation lesson. As pupils learn about mortgages, renting versus buying, and home inspections, they discuss ways to make informed financial decisions and sound...
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Saving and Investing

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Impress upon your young adults the importance of saving and investing, and give them a foundational vocabulary from which they can continue to build their financial literacy. This lesson plan covers short- and long-term budget goals,...
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A Plan for the Future: Making a Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
From fixed and variable expenses to gross income and net pay, break down the key terms of budgeting with your young adults and help them develop their own plans for spending and saving.
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Credit Cards

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Choosing your first credit card can often be an intimidating and confusing experience for young adults. Give your pupils the foundational knowledge they need for tackling this process head-on, including learning to...
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The Story of the Federal Reserve: Middle School Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After reading the charming cartoon about the United States Federal Reserve, pupils often need to complete activities to retain their learning. The resource does a wonderful job of using class discussion and various written exercises to...
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The Case of the Gigantic $100,000 Bill

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the money creation process and calculate the upper bound of the money creation process using a money multiplier. In this money creation lesson, students use a imitation $100,000 bill. Students demonstrate successive...
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The IMF In Action: Why Do We Need the IMF?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners role play as a cell phone salesman who must solve trade issues. They examine how the International Monetary Fund gives assistance to countries with currency difficulties as they make decisions to solve their scenarios.
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A Unique Circus

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students chose the word that will best fit in the sentence from the word bank.  Students will chose between, verbs and nouns to complete their worksheet.  
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Learning Economics through Comics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students summarize the historical development of money. In this economics lesson, students describe the process of bartering and explain how money facilitates trade and exchange. Students also define and describe inflation and a modern...

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