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Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Saving and Budgeting with "A Chair for My Mother"

In the story, A Chair for My Mother, a little girl and her family save money in a jar to...

Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services

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Grades 9-12

Balancing the Federal Budget

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Medicare, Governance, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will learn about how medicare affects the national deficit and debt.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Crowding Out, Debt

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Grades 9-12

Saving and Budgeting Using the Wheel of Mystfortune

In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

How Will I Pay for College?

In this lesson, students will learn about current trends in student borrowing and determine a reasonable debt load for hypothetical...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis…

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Money Skills and Graphing with "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday"

In this lesson, students count and graph pennies, discuss the choices that Alexander made, and give advice on how he...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…

30-45 mins

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Grades K-2

"What Pet Should I Get?" Dr. Seuss and Decision Making

Recently published, but likely written between 1958 and 1962, What Pet Should I Get? is the delightful tale of a...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Firms and Production…

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Grades 9-12

Credit Score Video

Teach your students about credit scores. In this video a young man wants to get a loan to make surround...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Entrepreneurs

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Grades 9-12

A Moving Experience: How Much Does it Cost?

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to help students better understand the process of finding a place to...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Buying Goods and Services…

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Grades 9-12

Creating a Financial Safety Net

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to explain why creating an emergency fund is important, especially when confronted...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 6-8

Debit Cards vs Credit Cards

Using a Better Money Habits video, this lesson introduces students to the advantages and disadvantages of using debit cards and...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Buying Goods and Services…

45 min

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Grades 9-12

Buying a Home

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to help students compare the costs of renting or buying a place...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Budgeting Basics

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to reinforce budgeting concepts.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

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Grades 9-12

The Mathematics Behind Progressive, Regressive, and Proportional Taxes

Students will explore graphs to analyze the impact of different tax structures on families.

Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Economic Institutions…

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Graphing and Interpreting Linear Relationships in the Context of Budgeting

In this personal finance lesson, students explore budget constraints by solving a contextual problem.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

How Expensive are Payday Loans?

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn how a payday loan works.

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Credit and Debt…

60 mins

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