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Theme 1: The Economic Way of Thinking Common Core State Standards for Mathematics CC7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems.
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Common Core State Standards for Language Arts RI.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide and objective summary of the text. There is an economic cost to every choice. Resources are scarce. People must be conscious of money. People must rely on the economy to survive. Language Arts Students will read literature corresponding with “The Economic Way of Thinking” and make text to self connections explaining how to make informed informed decision about money use. //__Bits and Pieces I& II:__// by The Connected Math Program Word Banks Collaborative learning groups Bilingual dictionaries Lesson 1: See page 4 (Group activity) Lesson2: See page 9 (Guest speaker) Lesson 3: See page 21 (Role Play) See assessment on Pages 25 of Teacher’s Guide
 * Essential Understanding**
 * Cirriculum Integration**
 * References**
 * Modification for ELL, SPED, etc**.
 * Extension**
 * Pre and Post Assessments**

Theme 2: Earning Income Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Common Core State Standards for Language Arts People earn money in different ways. Language Arts Students will write a prompt based on the “Why Stay in School?” literature persuading readers to continue their education through high school. Mathematics Students will utilize data from “Demand for Labor in Various Occupations” to calculate percent change of various occupations. Pre-reading activities Word Banks Collaborative learning groups Bilingual dictionaries Modified Readings Supplementary visuals Graphic organizers Lesson 4: See page 26 (Guest speaker) Lesson 5: See page 32 (Career Day) Lesson 6: See page 43 (Mark up the Text strategy) Career Search: See Pages 44 of Students’ Guide
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 * Essential Understanding**
 * Cirriculum Integration**
 * Modification for ELL, SPED, etc**.
 * Extension**
 * Pre and Post Assessments**

Theme 3: Money Management Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Common Core State Standards for Language Arts
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 * Essential Understanding**
 * Cirriculum Integration**

Word Banks Collaborative learning groups Bilingual dictionaries Lesson 7: Lesson 8: Lesson 9:
 * Modification for ELL, SPED, etc**.
 * Extension**
 * Pre and Post Assessments**

Theme 4: Saving
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 * Essential Understandings, i.e. "People recieve money in many ways."**


 * Curriculum Integration**


 * Modification for ELL, SPED, etc.**


 * Extension**


 * Pre and Post Assessments**

Theme 5: Spending & Credit Gr. 6: Math: Number Systems 6.2, 6.3 Gr. 7: Math: Expressions & Equations 7.3, 7.4 Gr. 6: LA: #7 Gr. 7: LA #3 Gr 8: LA #
 * CCSS Correlation:**

1. People need to live within their means.2. There are advantages and disadvantages to using cash, credit, or other forms of payment.3. People need to understand how interest is calculated using credit.4. People need to control their spending. :
 * Essential Understandings:**

Language Arts: Social Studies: Math:
 * Curriculum Integration:**
 * 1) Write a persuasive letter to a friend or family member dealing with the use of credit cards using appropriate financial terms.
 * 1) Research origin of credit: when started and why, history behind it’s creation.
 * 1) Using an excel template to create a chart for a credit card summary to showcase interest paid on credit used.


 * Modification for ELL, SPED, etc.**
 * 1) Model real life situations, ie: find an item to purchase & look at different scenarios on the total cost of item using different methods of payment.
 * 2) Make the students aware of different calculators that are available online such as bankrate.com.


 * Extension**
 * 1) Using the decision making guide on page 157 of teacher guide to research an item that the students want to purchase and go thru the steps to make the wisest decision on where to purchase and with what form of payment.


 * Pre and Post Assessments**