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University of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Four Dollars and Fifty Cents Lesson PlanUniversity of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Four Dollars and Fifty Cents Lesson Plan
Publisher
University of Missouri
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Grade
2nd - 5th
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Social Studies & History
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Lexile Measures
1100L
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University of Missouri: Wise Pockets: Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

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This is a lesson geared towards elementary level students. Using the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents by Eric Kimmel, the teacher instructs students about the terms creditor, debtor, collateral, credit, and credit report. Lesson includes procedures, closure, assessment, and extension.

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Concepts

borrowing, credit

Additional Tags

collateral, consumer credit, consumer economics, credit rating, credit report, creditor, debtor, exchange of goods and services, managing money, owing money, personal economics, credit and debt

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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