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Making a Grocery List

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Student examine the benefits of making grocery lists. In this family budgeting lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to create grocery lists for selected meals that families may share.
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Homelessness

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore homelessness.  In this speaking, listening, and critical thinking lesson plan, students listen to and discuss 3 scenarios in which families from urban, rural, and suburban communities became homeless due to...
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Investing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect data on investments and draw conclusions. In this algebra lesson, students analyze exponential graphs as they relate to money. They discuss the cause of an account balance being high or low.
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Needs and Wants

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate responsible consumer choices. In this social studies lesson, students read The Lorax and discuss wants and needs. Students discuss how to save natural resources by making informed consumer choices.
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How Can We Care?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of caring. In this character education lesson plan, students consider how to show others they care about them as they brainstorm and discuss acts of caring.
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Breaking the Cycle of Payday Loan 'Trap'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of payday loans. In this payday loans lesson, students read an article about alternatives to payday loans. Students discuss problems that are associated with payday loans. Students discuss why credit unions...
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Financial Dieters Make Progress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners give financial advice. In this financial instructional activity, students read real-life financial problems. They explore the problem and make recommendations for a financial remedy.
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Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore why some teenagers take unnecessary risks. For this decision making lesson, 10th graders read an article on risk taking and draw important conclusions on the topic.
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Risky Business - Or Not!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the stock market. In this stock market lesson, students discuss the stock market and how it works. Students hypothesize what makes a stock price go up or down. Students watch a short video about the...
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America's Infrastructure: Miller Center National Discussion Debate Series

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Junior high and high school learners study infrastructure and its relationship to the current economy. They review handouts, watch a PBS clip, and review case studies in order to answer provided questions and role play over...
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Out to Lunch

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...
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Comparing Transportation Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast various forms of transportation. Comparisons are based on the the distance traveled and the student's personal experiences with that form of transport. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Paint a Wet-Into-Wet Watercolor

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students demonstrate the technique of painting wet-into-wet. In this painting instructional activity, students create colors to paint with by mixing two or more colors together. Students use water color to create various images.
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Whose Line is it Anyway?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners solve systems of equations. In this algebra lesson, students identify the domain and range of each function. They use the slope and y-intercept to graph each line.
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Shays’ Rebellion: A Massachusetts Farmer’s Account

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effects of Shays' Rebellion. In this Shays' Rebellion lesson plan, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the rebellion and the events that led to it. Students respond to...
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Private Sector Enticing Public into Final Frontier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study entrepreneurship in space. In this space science activity, students discuss an article provided and explain why their senses are important to finding opportunities. Students list three possible opportunities in the...
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When Will They Ever Learn?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the state of education in the world. In this global issues lesson plan, students discuss the importance of educating all children and research education in countries around the world. Students determine how to...
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"The Leaves in October", by Karen Ackerman

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students read a story about a family living in a shelter. They explore different places to save their money and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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You Can Bank on Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify reasons people choose to donate. In this donating instructional activity, students contrast the words spend, save, and donate. Students learn a song about donating, brainstorm reasons to give, and make sound choices...
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Decision-Making Tool

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work together to decide where their donated money should go. They list the possible choices and evaluate what is most important to them. They must have a consensus before the money is donated.
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Financial Goals

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Do you have financial goals? How will you make them happen? Help your pupils answer these questions through this interactive project. They create goals and a plan for reaching them as one of many high school algebra projects.
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Add Equals to Equals

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this number comparison worksheet, students compare numbers and monetary amounts in order to solve 6 word problems. They use addition and subtraction to solve the problems.
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The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This instructional activity includes ideas such as using recycled...
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Stand Uo If....

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students participate in an activity that allows them to better get to know each other. In this inquiry lesson students use a psychomotor activity to better know their classmates.