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Big Banks, Piggy Banks When choosing a place to put their money, people consider how safe there money will be, how easy it is to access, and whether it will earn more mon... Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 11/04/2003

Work, Earnings and Economics: Using 'Lyddie' by Katherine Paterson To get started, the students will read Lyddie, a novel by Katherine Paterson. The novel is set mainly in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s. In Low... Grade: 6-8    Published: 09/13/2007

Economic Incentives in Our Community Synopsis: Students will identify positive and negative economic incentives used in their communities to encourage people to make CHOICES beneficial... Grade: 3-5    Published: 05/16/2003

You Can BANK on This! (Part 4) This lesson deals with credit and wraps up this unit on finance. Grade: 3-5    Published: 06/22/2005

Clickety Clack, Let's Keep Track! This lesson will show students the importance of keeping track of their savings. Grade: 3-5    Published: 11/15/2002

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Financial Fitness for Life: Steps to Financial Fitness - Grades 3-5 - Teacher Guide Grade: 3-5   Published: 2001 2 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 2: Lesson 4 - The Grasshopper and the Ant In this lesson, children use an adaptation of Aesop's fable, "The Grasshopper and the Ant," to learn about the trade-off between satisfying wants today and planning for the future. Children use the f... Theme 3: Lesson 13 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? In this lesson, students role-play how they would respond to various lending situations and analyze how to make better decisions about lending. By assuming the role of lender, students will analyze t...

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Financial Fitness for Life: Pocket Power - Grades K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2   Published: 2001 1 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Theme 2: Lesson 6 - How We Save The class hears a story about Nicholas's family during a time of unexpected financial emergency. Students experience scarcity as they try to fit everything they want into a pocket. They learn about ...