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Curated OER

What Can You Do With Money?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a Biz Kidz video about money, learn what they can do with money, and fill out worksheets on what they learn. Students learn about spending, saving, donating, and investing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Family Spending Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate family expenditures. In this family budget lesson, students examine the wages and expenditures of family and then create a monthly budget for the family to follow.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How You Use Credit Cards Should Determine How You Choose Them

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of credit cards. In this credit cards lesson, students read an article about credit card spending. High schoolers discuss different ways in which people use credit cards. Students determine what kind of...
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Curated OER

Spending

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson that illustrates the concept of spending and how it effects the economy. Technology is integrated in this study with the use of a computer simulation of a pinball game that shows how fast money can be spent.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 2 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics instructional activity, students complete a monthly budget by completing each category on the sheet. They fill in the blanks and calculate their totals for month two.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 3 Budget

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete a monthly budget form by filling each of the categories. They fill in their total expenses for each category and calculate their budget for month three.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 5 Budget

For Students 9th - 12th
In this consumer mathematics activity, students complete the following statements with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses and subtract a portion for savings.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Month 6 Budget

For Students 9th - 12th
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete each statement with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses for month six and subtract a portion for savings.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spending=Q X P Module

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a series of of short animated modules to relate the total spending in the economy to production and prices. They use this information to simulate the economy of a town called Spendsville. In the simulation, they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Green for Christmas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their family's particular spending habits for a holiday they celebrate, research the financial expectations of retailers during the holiday season and at other times during the year.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Plan Your Spending

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents the budgeting process through a series of steps. This first page describes the first step, creating a spending plan of estimated expenses. This page also has a link to a downloadable spending plan that requires Acrobat...
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Lesson Plan
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
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Other

Credit Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains credit reports, credit bureaus, denial of credit, credit counseling, credit fraud and protection, improving credit, and filing for bankruptcy.
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Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?

For Students 9th - 10th
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Understanding Prepaid Cards

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students play a game and answer questions to learn about prepaid cards and explore whether they'd consider using them.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Creating a Buying Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners practice creating a buying plan and apply this strategy to provide buying advice to others.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Reflecting on Needs Versus Wants

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By thinking about their own expenses, students explore how differentiating between needs and wants can inform daily financial decisions and rules to live by.