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Eighth Grade
Financial and Economic Concepts: Savings and financial investments, Career management including earning an income, Federal, state and local taxes, Monetary and fiscal policy, Entrepreneurism/Effective business plan creationTeachers: Complete at least one lesson from each core content area (Math, Social Studies, and Language Arts). You can use the lessons below, or use your own.
The math standard and financial concept will appear with each lesson.Activities
- Family Income (careers)
- A Penny Saved - Comic book (savings)
- Money Math (savings)
- Price-Earnings Ratio (financial investments)
- Understanding Types of Payment (careers)
- Interest is Interesting (savings)
Activities
- All Kinds of Entrepreneurs (entrepreneurism)
- A Balancing Act (monetary policy)
- Past and Present Entrepreneurs (entrepreneurism)
- We're in the Money (monetary policy)
- Understanding Taxes (taxes)
- Tic Tac Taxes (taxes)
- What is Taxed and Why (taxes)
- Resume of a Famous Entrepreneur (entrepreneurism)
The language arts standard and financial concept will appear with each lesson.Activities
- Saving for the Future (savings)
- A Penny Saved - Comic book (savings)
- The Fed Today (monetary policy)
- The Game Changed (savings)
- In Plain English (monetary policy)
- NYSE Made Easy (savings)
- Payroll Taxes are Simple, Steady and In Trouble (insurance, income)
- SKILLS Bingo (careers)
- Who Needs Math (careers)
- You Can Bank on It! (monetary policy)
- Author's Previous Careers (careers)
- Career Choices: Then, Now, and for the Future (careers)
- Expository Writing on Career Choice (careers)
- Career Short Stories (careers)
- Career Writing Prompts (careers)
- Career News Broadcast (careers)
- Monetary Policy in your own back yard (monetary policy)
- Apples/Oranges - Saving/Investing (savings)
- Careers on a Soapbox (careers)
