OverviewHelp students apply economics and decision-making skills to the real world of learning and spending an income, savings, using credit, and managing money.
Detailed InformationGet Your Young Students Tuned to Personal Finance Right NowBut how? You are probably thinking: they are too young to have jobs or real life expenses, so how can they possibly understand money, saving and earning? Learning Personal Finance with Weekly Allowances, Birthday Money and Much More...Many of your young students have weekly allowances, they have also received birthday money from relatives one time or another, or they may even walk the neighbor's dog every week in exchange for money. So, show your students a new perspective on their hard work and money with a set of timeless personal finance skills and teaching strategies. Teaching Personal Finance with Short StoriesStart building your young students' life long foundation of strong personal finance skills with 10 short stories that follow a little girl named Penny and a boy named Nicholas. Watch as Penny and Nicholas learn:
- Decision making
- Starting a business
- The benefits of saving
- The value of money and hard work
- How wants affect spending
- How advertising affects spending
Strengthening Basic Math and Reading Skills TooThis fun and easy-to-follow story book packed with personal finance themes, will not only hone your students understanding of money management, saving and earning an income, but as your students read along with you they will build strong comprehension skills; strengthen basic math skills; and enhance their reading skills. More Lesson Plans with Personal Finance Teacher's Guide and Parent's Guide The story book easily correlates with a teacher's guide that includes ready-to-use lesson plans and activities, so save time lesson planning and spend more time keeping the learning going. Plus, your students will get an extra boost of personal finance after the clock strikes three with a handy Parent's Guide. This parent's guide covers daily lessons and activities and keeps your students (and parents) learning after class.
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20-99 copies = 30% discount
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