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Withdrawing Money From The BAnk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the various options for withdrawing money from the bank. Students recognize the importance of keeping accurate bank records and personal banking information secure. This lesson is intended for learners acquiring English.
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Spending - Maintaining the skill of money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice making change with money. For this subtraction lesson, 3rd graders watch a video about money. Students investigate what it means to earn money, spend it, and find their change.
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SPENDING: Maintaining the Skill of Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of maintaining money. In this personal finance lesson, 4th graders earn "money" for cleaning their classroom desks. Students spend the "money" in the classroom and practice making change.
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Mystery Puddle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary and spelling practice worksheet, students examine the 10 words in the word bank and use them to solve the 11 word puzzle sentences.
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Banking Services

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the banking services and complete related activities. In this banking lesson plan, students review the services available at a bank and interview people for about the banking services they use. Students shop for checking...
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Why Break the Bank?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students practice reading and review holiday vocabulary. They review comparatives and superlatives.
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Practical Money Skills

Understanding Credit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Help your young consumers learn about credit and the importance of credit history. With a thorough lesson about the ins and outs of credit, as well as the potential pitfalls of having a line of credit, kids will be well-equipped to...
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Making Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prepare your class for a life of financial literacy and stability with a unit about making money. Three lessons guides learners through the process of preparing a resume, interviewing for a job, and reading a pay stub.
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Cars and Loans

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Most teenagers want to buy a car, but do they know how much it really costs? Calculate the cost of purchasing a car, securing auto insurance, and maintaining the new investment with a thorough and engaging personal finance...
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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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Protecting Your Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How can you tell if a commercial or salesperson is being misleading? Encourage your learners to protect themselves and their money with a lesson about consumer rights. They review laws that keep consumers safe from faulty claims and...
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Hark, the Herald Atheists Sing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a one minute interview on their classmates views on religion and holiday traditions. They read an article about how Americans celebrate Christmas in different ways. Creating in-depth questions, they practice...
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Saving Face

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the allegations of unfair or illegal business practices of various corporations, then create media campaigns that seek to improve the companies' images.
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Press-ing Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider how free speech applies to journalistic practices in light of a legal case involving two reporters. They participate in a fishbowl discussion about journalism codes of ethics and write response papers.
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Spelling Payment (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice spelling words and earn points (Each spelling word is assigned a value.) for each one spelled correctly. They keep track of money earned and may purchase items at the end of the month.
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Vocabulary 15 Practice Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
Focus on some difficult vocabulary words that begin with f, g, and h. First, match the 10 vocabulary words to their definitions, and then decide which sentence each vocabulary word best completes. Example words include furtive,...
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Pay to Play?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Lead your class in a discussion about how they believe money influences politics. After reading "Go Ahead, Try to Stop K Street" from the New York Times, they evaluate the claims in the article about the current lobbyist scandal in...
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What is the Importance of Developing Job Skills?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Financial literacy is the way to teach! The class works in small groups to discover the relationship between education and income level. They use their math and problem-solving skills to complete two different activities. They work out a...
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Active Reading with American History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Explore connections within and between informational texts with this lesson about encyclopedia articles. Middle schoolers write encyclopedia articles focusing on topics in American history. They discuss how to determine credibility...
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Keep Heritage Alive

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Youngsters share ideas about cultural and/or spiritual rituals by participating in a fishbowl discussion, which explores the ways rituals have changed over time. They write reflective essays about their own cultural traditions.
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Practice What You Preach

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the meaning of religious tolerance, first by analyzing quotations about the acceptance of different beliefs and then by researching the history of tolerance within various religions as related to the quotations.
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MI Meaningful Math

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders increase skills in organizing information for writing.  In this organization lesson, 5th graders use correct grammar to design math problems for real world math.
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Using An ATM

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson on how to use an ATM, or Automated Teller Machine. They see how to bank with an ATM and practice banking using several different types of transactions. This lesson includes a teaching worksheet to practice...
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Writing Informational Text: Lemonade Stand

For Students 3rd Standards
Use a performance task to assess third graders' ability to read informational text. After they plan a lemonade stand business, young entrepreneurs implement that plan through informational writing. The task assumes learners can...