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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Saving Money 2

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The purpose of this task is for students to relate addition and subtraction problems to money and to situations and goals related to saving money. A problem is given that will contain multiple solutions, this allows students to think...
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Practical Money Skills

Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Visa provides a resource that teachers, parents, and students will all enjoy using. There are lesson plans here for all ages, as well as information about spending decisions, budgeting, and money management. Print your own play money,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Loans and Savings

For Teachers 6th Standards
What are loans and how do they work? How do banks encourage people to save money? Students work on these questions in the context of the College Project.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Financial Education

For Students Pre-K - K
Every goal starts with taking the first step. Teaching kids to save money by collecting in a specific place such as a piggy bank or a jar shows kids concretely how much they are saving. Every time you save up to a certain small, new...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills at Home: Saving and Investing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teach children the value of saving and investing their money using these suggested ideas. Activity offers real-world experiences that will help children better grasp these concepts. Links to related websites and worksheets are included.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills for Life: Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A series of financial literacy lesson plans broken out by grade range for grades from Pre-K through college, with an additional set of lessons created for students with special needs.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Money Comes and Goes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read two online stories that introduce them to the elements of a budget and show that a successful budget balances money coming in (income) with money going out (expenses and savings). Follow-up activities point out the value of...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Show Me the Money!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will investigate unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision making, the ramifications of their choices, and options available to them. Students will compute costs and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Spare a Watt, Save a Lot

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science fair project, you will investigate the different uses of electricity in your home. By identifying appliances, and determining how much energy they use, as well as which are phantom loaders, you can determine if there are...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills at Home: Allowance and Work

For Students 3rd - 8th
This collection of activities focuses on strategies for teaching teens how to balance allowance, chores, school, and work. Also provided are practical tips for parents regarding signs to look for that may indicated earned money is being...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides information in the following categories: Inside the FRBSF, Economic Research, Financial Services, Economics Education, Community Affairs, Banking and Finance in the West,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Spending Habits: Tightwads vs. Spendthrifts

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you have a hard time hanging on to your money or do you have a harder time letting it go? This project shows you how to conduct a simple survey to measure how people manage their money. Find out what percentage of your classmates are...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
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Other

Money Management International: The Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A lesson plan featuring the Berenstain Bears that introduces the concepts of spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri St. Louis:wise Pockets: Kermit the Hermit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is an elementary level lesson that deals with spending, saving, income, and interest. Requires the book Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet. Includes detailed lesson plan along with procedures and activities.
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Other

Wyoming Retirement System: Sonia Meets Her Future Self

For Teachers 4th - 7th
PDF comic book character, Sonia, a 6th grader, meets several future versions of herself and learns about saving for retirement.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Can the Color of Your House Reduce Your Energy Bill?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that the color of your house could save money? Do this experiment to see which colors regulate temperature best in different environments. Learn how painting the house can save money on the energy bill.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Is the Better Insulation Material?

For Students 6th - 8th
You've probably noticed that the price of gasoline can fluctuate a great deal from one year to the next. Using good insulation material is one way to conserve energy and save money. Learn here which insulation materials work better than...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: College Financial Aid

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to financial aid for college includes information on the costs of college, student loans, filling out the FAFSA, and financial aid resources and scholarships. Follow the next page for help on ways to save for college.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Wild Water Adventure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn how a system of equations can be used to find the best use of information to make decisions in real-world situations.Students will work in groups of 3s or 4s to develop a system for the best buy on tickets at a water...
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Other

Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Organize a Yard Sale

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn your part in keeping unused items out of landfills by organizing a yard sale. By exchanging or donating your old stuff you can save money and reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills!
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, students examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about banks and credit unions, identifying similarities and differences between the two types of financial institution. They also evaluate a local bank and credit union to determine which one would be better suited to...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Glimpse of a Legendary Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
A bird that was thought to be extinct has recently been spotted in Arkansas. The ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to have been killed off due to loss of habitat. Researchers are now raising money to help save this rare bird.

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