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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Special Needs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten customizable financial lessons designed for special needs students.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Lesson Plan: A Chair for My Mother

For Teachers K - 1st
This extensive lesson plan uses the Children's Literature book "A Chair for My Mother," by Vera B. Williams to teach the concepts of saving and reaching a goal. Primary students are the target for this lesson.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 2: Money Planning

For Teachers K - 1st
What can we do with money? Deciding on the best use of our money requires planning. Learners will identify ways that money can be used: spending, saving, and giving.
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Practical Money Skills

Visa: Practical Money Skills: Lesson Plans for Grades 7 8

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Fourteen financial literacy lesson plans for middle school learners cover topics such as budgeting, living on your own, the influence of advertising, and saving and investing.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Grades 3 6

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Four fiancial literacy lessons on allowances, money responsibility, saving, and comparison shopping. Lessons can be evaluated separately or as a group.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 2: Saving Money by Finding the Better Buy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will be able to make economically sound purchasing decisions by using unit pricing, calculating discounts, and analyzing fixed and variable costs.
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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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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.
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Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Spend, Save or Donate

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan will introduce vocabulary terms spend, save and donate. As a class, they will discuss, sing and perform the song "You Can Bank on Me. " The students will learn reasons that people choose to donate.
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Other

Finra Investor Education Foundation: Introduction to Earning Interest 11 & 12

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students will know and be able to use the formula for calculating compound interest and understand the effect of compounding on savings in this instructional activity.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten financial literacy lesson plans allow college young scholars to build on their skills and cover topics such as budgeting, living on your own, managing credit cards, cars and loans, and saving and investing.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson is a simulation of opening a bank. Students are assigned various roles to play within the banking business. Students learn about the role banks play in a market economy.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: How Taxes Influence Behavior Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help young scholars understand how taxes may influence the way people spend and save their money.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Climbing the Savings Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Check out this lesson plan to learn how to develop a savings plan that is right for you.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using a Berenstain Bears' book, students are introduced to concepts such as spending, goods, services, income, saving, and interest. Lesson is detailed and has good activities. Includes questions about the story that teach students about...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Big Banks, Piggy Banks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this informative economics lesson plan. Find out how to save your money. "You will read about safe places for keeping money; you also will learn about places where money can earn money."
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 4: How to Use Your Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will identify why having a budget and keeping records of their spending and saving habits helps them make better financial choices.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: We Are Consumers and Producers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan is geared toward beginning economics concepts. "In this instructional activity you are going to learn more about how you and others are consumers and producers."
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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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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banking Is Interest Ing!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Banks are important to Americans. We use banks to save money and earn interest, or borrow money and pay interest. This lesson introduces the concepts of banking to children.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Money: Kids and Cash

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides a lesson plan about the dynamics of saving and borrowing with banks.
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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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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan will show students the importance of keeping track of their savings.