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A Focus on Values
Seventh graders develop and print their own photos to be used with the poems in class booklets.
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Retirement: Show Me the Money!
Students explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances lesson, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Students play the stock market game. Students interview a parent...
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Lesson 1 Walk Through and Notes
Fourth graders take notes on a class discussion. In this economy lesson students discuss Indiana's economy over a span of history. The students use a map and a timeline.
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Elementary Economics:Making Smart Choices
Young scholars understand what good and bad choices are in regards to money and review and reinforce the value of each coin. They identify parts of a story as well as the sequencing. They then create their own sequence of events in words...
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Module: Self-Awareness
When considering future careers, lifestyle priorities are a big factor. Learners consider their own goals as they explore professional options. Begin with a discussion about what comprises a lifestyle, encouraging kids to think about...
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Making Decisions
What economic factors can influence personal and financial decisions? In an effort to understand opportunity costs and the time value of money, pupils engage in role-playing activities and discussion, as well as view a PowerPoint...
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Fractional Parts Using an Area Model
Learners explore multiplying fractions and their relationship to parts of a whole. They draw and shade fractional parts to show parts of a whole and fractional parts of a fraction. Pupils also use an Internet site for interactive practice.
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Changes In Change
Students research the changes in change over time. Students choose one coin to research and trace in history. Students graph out a time line on their coins. Students present their time lines to the class.
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Day in the Life of a Homeless Person
Students examine a day from the point of view of a homeless person. They listen to and discuss two stories, identify ways to help homeless people, watch a Reading Rainbow video, and write an essay.
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Small Steps; Great Journeys
Twelfth graders examine contributions to communities. In this philanthropy lesson plan, 12th graders discuss the quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Students identify issues that exist in their community...
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Grappling with Trade-Offs
Learners are divided into groups representing different departments of the United States government. They identify the goals and needs of their department. They present their information to the class and answers comprehension questions.
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Consumerism - Grocery Shopping
Learners watch a video on how marketers plan their strategies in supermarkets. In groups, they are given a set amount of money and asked to go through a grocery store simulation with a list. After the simulation, they discuss the...
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The 400-acre wood
For this forest planning lesson plan, middle schoolers visit the 400-acre wood website and work in groups to learn about the specific aspects of forest development. Students create, label and color a forest planning map and present their...
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Approximation of Pi
Students explore the concept of Pi. In this Pi lesson plan, students measure the circumference and diameter of a circle. Students record the diameter and circumference measurements from their classmates. Students enter the data into...
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Basic Equivalencies
First graders manipulate plastic coins to show equivalencies between pennies and dimes and to show specific values using them. They practice independently to stamp different values a variety of ways.
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The Consequences of Our Consumer Behavior - Toys And Games
Young scholars examine how consumer information can protect consumers from unsafe products. They identify popular games and toys, discuss labelling, role-play sharing and playing safely with toys, and plan and design their own safety...
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Math/Technology: Coin Combos
Second graders identify coin combinations needed to purchase items under a dollar. Using Kidspiration, they demonstrate three ways to purchase a pizza slice for 96 cents and choose an item which cost less than a dollar for other to...
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Budgeting 101
Students identify various sources of income and discern between needs and wants as they also learn to create a personal budget. In this personal budget lesson, student understand financial scenarios as they relate to different ways...
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Investments in Forest Carbon
One hundred metric tons of CO2 can accumulate in one acre of forest over time—that's a lot of carbon! In the activity, groups of middle school learners determine what makes forests important. They then solidify the concept by using a...
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Seeing Numbers In Tens And Ones
Second graders develop the skill of place values up to the tens place. They practice identifying the values of 2 digit numbers and writing the correlating values with counting. They use the example of money to make the lesson more...
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What Goes Around, Comes Around!: Art from the Heart
Students identify the relationship between an artist and their community. In this serial reciprocity lesson, students listen to a story called Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt and discuss how the community helped Vincent van...
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Financial Plans
Learners create an economic system based on responsibility and caring. In this economics and character lesson, students receive Character Currency and practice using the money for a good cause. Learners brainstorm charities they would...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLANS--Maintaining Employment
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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Red Cross
Students examine the history and the accomplishments of the Red Cross. In this philanthropy lesson, students research the Red Cross and other volunteer organizations. Students present their findings to their classmates and determine...