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Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl Lesson PlanFinancial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl Lesson Plan
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Federal Reserve Bank
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K - 5th
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Financial Fables: Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl

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Cover two subjects with one lesson! First, dive into English language arts; read an eBook, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart about the financial fable, Shopping Wisely with Olivia Owl. Then, take a step toward mathematics using addition and multiplication to shop and compare best grocery prices. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

finance, aesop's fables, fables, shopping, cause and effect, morals, money math, adding decimals, comparing decimals, multiplying decimals, money, saving money

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Post and review the four guided reading questions somewhere visible for all to see during the lesson 
  • Print the story's pages in color and display them on a bulletin board, or bind them and allow learners to read when time permits 
  • Flip the classroom; give class members the eBook link to read at home, then come to class prepared to discuss and complete the worksheets 

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should be familiar with adding, multiplying, and comparing decimals

Pros

  • Objectives and additional activities are categorized by grade level 
  • Teacher notes are provided to give extra tips, tricks, and hints for easy implementation 
  • The lesson plan is written clearly and in detail 

Cons

  • Penny Pigeon and the Missing Nest Egg link is no longer available 

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.10 RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.1.10 RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.2.10 RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.3.10 RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RL.5.10 K.MD.A.2 1.NBT.B.3 2.NBT.A.4 4.NF.C.7 5.NBT.A.3.a 5.NBT.A.3.b 5.NBT.B.7

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