Resource Type: Elementary school activities
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Writing about borrowing
Students discuss good borrowing and lending behaviors and then write an expository, persuasive, or narrative paragraph about being a good borrower. Topic Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea When we borrow…
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Using a budget to shop for a party
Students learn about budgets and then use a budget to decide what food to buy for an imaginary party. Topic Spend (Budgeting, Buying things) Subject Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea Using a budget can help us save…
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Understanding the value of money
Students play a chanting game to learn how different combinations of money can have the same value. Topic Earn (Getting paid), Spend (Buying things) Subject Math, Physical education or health Grade Level Elementary school (K-1), Elementary school (2-3) Duration 15-20 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea Different combinations of money…
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Spending more than money on a pet
Students read a story and then write a persuasive paragraph about a pet they’d like to own. Topic Spend (Buying things) Subject English or language arts Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 25, 2022 Big idea Money is often only one of the things we should consider…
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Mapping your money journey (elementary school)
Students complete a short survey to find out about their current money skills and explore things they can do to manage money better. Topic Earn, Save and invest, Protect, Spend, Borrow Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5) Duration 75-90 minutes Back to…
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Drawing your own business comic strip
Students explore entrepreneurship by reading a story about entrepreneurs and drawing a comic strip about starting a business. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Learning about careers, Making money) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5), Middle school (6-8)…
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Exploring entrepreneurship
Students read a book about starting a business, think of an idea for a product they can create or improve, and design a plan for selling it. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Learning about careers, Making money) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school…
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Exploring opportunity costs
Students read a book about the opportunity costs of starting a business, play a fill-in-the-blank game, and discuss things they could give up so they can have something else. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Learning about careers, Making money), Spend (Buying things) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or…
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Exploring saving and spending game
Students play a game where they earn and spend money to learn how our choices affect how we’re able to save. Topic Earn (Making money), Save and invest (Choosing how to save), Protect (Managing risk), Spend (Buying things), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school…
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Playing a business game
Students read a book about starting a business and then play a game to explore things that can happen when you run a business. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Learning about careers, Making money) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level Elementary school (4-5), Middle…