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Grades K-2, 3-5

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

In the story, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander receives a dollar from his grandparents that he...
Key Concepts: Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Spend
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Grades 9-12

Distribution of Income

Students will learn how productivity and government policy influences the distribution of income and create and analyze Lorenz curves and...
Key Concepts: Distribution of Income, Income Distribution, Productivity
90 mins
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Grades 9-12

Spending Multipliers

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn spending multiplier and the marginal propensity of consuming and saving.
Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumers…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8

Meeting Financial Goals

In this lesson, students learn several basic steps to help them understand the importance of saving to meet future personal...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
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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 Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
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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, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit 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, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Unplanned Spending
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Getting Out of Debt

This lesson uses the Better Money Habits video Steps to Help You Get Out of Debt to explain the concept...
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest, Risk and Return
Lesson

Grades 6-8

How Does Your Family Save?

This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to discuss a family's regular shopping habits. 
Key Concepts: Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Wants
Lesson

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: Credit, Credit Rating, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
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Grades 9-12

Rates of Change

In this personal finance lesson, students will analyze the relationship between differing costs using the concept of slopes.
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Profit
60 mins
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