Grade 3-5, K-2
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On-Demand Webinar

Money Movers: Engaging Economics for K- 3: Vote with Your Feet, Get Out of Your Seat

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Lynne Stover, John Kruggel
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Explore how to teach age-appropriate, interactive lessons and activities based on the featured concepts.
  • Gain access to resources with instructions on how to reproduce and apply game ideas.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Goods and Services, Productive Resources

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In this economics webinar, see activities designed to energize your students by getting them out of their seats and engaged!

Description

These activities are designed to be used either as stand-alone lessons or as a comprehensive unit to teach a variety of economic content. Discover how to use the presented material for classroom instruction, after school sessions, English language learners, or Summer enrichment programs.

We will review basic economic concepts such as decision-making, resources/factors of production, specialization and interdependence.

 

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Subjects:
Economics

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