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Decision Making

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of making decisions in their lives. In groups, they are given examples of different scenerios and make a decision based on the information. To end the lesson, they identify their values and goals and how...
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Developing a Life-Managment Plan

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students investigate values and goals to develop a life-management plan. In this life goals lesson, students identify life choices and factors affecting the choices. Students establish short and long term personal goals and the resources...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLANS--Maintaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students analyze payroll deductions from their pay stubs to view a variety of government services and company benefits. After defining the vocabulary words on the board, they associate those words to certain sections on their pay stubs.
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What Can You Do?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students explore reasons for the destruction of the wetlands and identify ways people can help protect them. They create and design a wetlands conservation poster to be presented to the class.
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In Debt or Not In Debt

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the use of credit cards. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate the interest rate of credit cards and how to stay debt free. They identify pros and cons of credit cards.
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Why Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford and discuss what it means to owe one's soul to a store. In this mathematics activity, 6th graders determine what a miner's income was minus his expenses graphing findings in...
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Penny Pinchers

For Teachers K
Students, by participating in a classroom toy store, are introduced to the penny.
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Mini-Economy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders perform jobs in order to sustain their classroom community. After completing a brief overview of how local economies are sustained, they complete job applications for classroom jobs. Students perform their jobs throughout...
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Lesson 2: Savings Accounts and U.S. Savings Bonds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the importance of savings accounts and U.S. Savings Bonds. They study the concept of simple interest through a math activity.
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FUNdraising Goal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students decide how much money is needed to help a family in their community. They develop a way to raise funds and follow through with the project. They identify private sources of funds in their community.
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Give Me Five, Cents That Is

For Teachers K
Students explore coins, especially the nickel, through a toy cash register, worksheet, and paper nickels.
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Words for Algebra

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students relate algebra to the real world. They identify the correct steps to take when solving word problems.
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Science Week 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read these news reports: Science is hard and dull says kids, and PM behind Science Week campaign. They then discuss that the news stories show two sides of the public image of science in the UK. The teacher explains...
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Reconstruction on Life in Virginia

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the life style of Virginians during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War. They examine how the infrastructure, the economy, and the agricultural status of Virginia and the other Confederate states changed...
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Four Famous Faces

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the South Dakota Quarter Reverse and identify the images on it. They discuss the accomplishments of the four presidents. They create coins of four people in their school. They arrange bags of plastic coins by their...
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Coin Collections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore why coin collectors would find American Eagle coins important additions to their collections. They generate a list of items that they collect or save. They identify reasons that people collect different items.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 5--Consumer Education

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students focus on identifying the differences between automobile, property, and health insurances. They also review the different cost for each and view a variety of brochures. In addition, they chart their findings to visualize all...
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Using Multiplication to Solve Word Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore math functions by solving word problems in class. In this multiplication lesson, students utilize colored cubes and base blocks to visualize multiplication problems. Students identify the multiplication values within...
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Adding Two-Digit Numbers Using Dimes and Pennies

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine regrouping when adding, by using dimes and pennies to borrow.  In this addition lesson, 1st graders work together as a whole group, working together with the teacher. 
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Setting Goals: Finance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
First, learners discuss the difference between short- and long-term goals, then they establish their own financial goals. They fill out a financial goal worksheet, create a long-term goal collage, and respond to a writing prompt defining...
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Energy Efficiency Ambassadors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research energy conservation devices. They also create their own light efficiency project and presents their findings on science fair night.
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Artists Giving Back

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define serial reciprocity through art and make a classroom goal for the giving back. In this serial reciprocity lesson, students read Camille and the Sunflowers and discuss why the arts are important in communities. Students...
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Starting a Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine state quarters with images that refer to the Industrial Revolution. They discuss whether or not it is appropriate to commemorate that event. They research the Slater Mill and decide if it should be commemorated.
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Magic Number

For Teachers K
Students create addition sentences. They review number lines and how to jump between numbers to solve equations. They play the "Magic Number" game by using a spreadsheet and guessing numbers. They discuss how they found the magic numbers.