Focus: Grades 3-5 Economics - Softcover

Barbara J. Flowers; Penny Kugler; Bonnie T. Meszaros; Layna Stiles; Mary C. Suiter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561835358 ISBN 13: 9781561835355

Publisher: National Council on Economic Education/NCEE, 2005

Synopsis

This publication uses 14 hands-on activities to engage students in economics concepts through simulations, games, stories, and role playing activities. Each lesson includes a closure activity and assessment. This core curriculum utilizes communications and thinking skills to introduce fundamental economic concepts that give students a foundation in essential life skills such as teamwork, critical analysis, negotiation skills and more.

Also available:

Focus: Economics - Grades K-2 - ISBN 1561836214
Financial Fitness for Life: Steps to Financial Fitness - Grades 3-5 - Student Workouts - ISBN 1561835439

The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include:

- Establishing and building credit

- Managing personal finances

- Understanding economics on a local, national, and global level

- Using economics in other subject areas: Social Studies, Geography, History, etc.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Capitalize on the natural curiosity and boundless energy of your students with 14 hands-on simulations, games, stories and role-playing activities that illustrate economics in a way every student will enjoy... and understand. Looking for a brand-new way to explore economics with your elementary students? Maybe you don’t know where to start, or perhaps you need a creative approach that captures your students’ interest (and makes teaching economics easy for you). You’ll discover captivating ways to reach all of your students with this thorough curriculum. Each lesson uses communication and thinking skills to introduce core concepts, and an “international connections” section helps you add a dose of global economics to your classroom, too. The step-by-step lesson plans give you a confidence-building blueprint for teaching economic concepts, and include crystal-clear visuals, reproducible student activities, and engaging simulations.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Council on Economic Education/NCEE
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1561835358
• ISBN 13: 9781561835355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 205