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Junior Achievement: Teaching Students About Money and Careers

Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating students about managing money, working at a job, and owning a business. Through interactive activities and lessons, students learn the importance of making wise choices with their money and understanding the difference between needs and wants. This program also introduces students to various careers and the concept of earning and saving money.

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Junior Achievement: Teaching Students About Money and Careers

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  1. What is Junior Achievement? A nonprofit dedicated to teaching students about: • managing money • working at a job • owning a business

  2. About Me • Name • Place of work • Family • Hobbies

  3. This or That? Make a Choice Lesson One

  4. JA Ourselves Today you will learn about: • Choices • Interests • Money

  5. Choice To pick one thing over another If you had to choose only one of your toys to keep, which one would you choose?

  6. This or That? Picture Cards Raise your hand and share your choice. Why did you choose this or that? Are these items free? What do we use to buy these things?

  7. Money Something used to pay for the things we need and want. There are different kinds of money. People who make wise choices with money compare prices.

  8. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks • Find crayons. • Print your name on the front cover. • Color in the blank face as if it was you. • Turn to Page 1, This or That? • Circle the picture that represents your choice. • Discuss with your neighbor. • Count the number of balloons. • Color the balloons.

  9. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks Good job! We will work on another page next time.

  10. Review Making choices can be hard, so it is important to choose wisely. Money-smart people make good choices with their money.

  11. Next time… We will learn about the difference between needs and wants!

  12. Do I Need What I Want? Lesson Two

  13. JA Ourselves Today you will learn about: • Needs and wants • Money and spending

  14. Review Choice – To pick one thing or another Money – Something used to pay for the things we need and want

  15. Discussion • Who likes to go shopping? • What things are in your shopping cart? • Are the items free? How do people pay for the things they buy? • What would you buy with $10.00?

  16. Discussion Today we are going to pretend we are grownups! We will learn to make smart choices with our money. Money-smart grownups buy the things they need before they buy the things they want.

  17. Need Something people must have to live.

  18. Want Something people would like to have.

  19. Eye-Spy Poem Activity There are need and want items in this shopping cart. We need to find 6 things we need in the cart. I will read the poem and I will call students to find and circle items as I mention them.

  20. Eye-Spy Poem Activity Now, we are looking for 6 things we want in the cart. These are not as important as need items because we do not need them to live.

  21. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks • Find crayons. • Turn to Page 2, I Can Sort Needs and Wants • When I point to an item on the poster, find this item on the sticker sheet. • Place the sticker in either the needs or wants column. • Count the stickers in each column. • Discussion

  22. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks Good job! We will work on another page next time.

  23. Review Needs are more important than wants. Knowing the difference between needs and wants will help you make good decisions about money.

  24. Next time… We will learn about money and jobs!

  25. A Penny Earned Lesson Three

  26. JA Ourselves Today you will learn about: • Earning money • Goods and services

  27. Review Need – something people must have to live Want – something people would like to have Which is more important?

  28. Discussion Where does money come from? How do people get money? What are some jobs you like to help your family do?

  29. Earn To get money for a job you did.

  30. Goods Things that are bought and sold.

  31. Services Work done for others, such as haircuts or car repairs.

  32. Story – Welcome Home! Pay attention to the services Cassie performs. Discussion Questions To Follow

  33. Discussion • What is the story about? • What jobs does Cassie do to earn money? • What happens at the end of the story? • What jobs do you do for your family?

  34. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks • Find crayons. • Turn to Page 3, Cassie’s House • Complete the maze. • Circle the items that represent the jobs Cassie’s dad told her she could do to earn money. • Count the items. • Turn to the back of your minibook. • Draw a picture of yourself doing a job to earn money. • Share with the class.

  35. Activity – Junior Journal Minibooks Good job! We will work on another page next time.

  36. Review Cassie worked hard and did many jobs to earn money to have a party for her friend. Goods – things that are bought and sold Services – work done for others, such as haircuts or car repairs

  37. Next time… We will learn about saving money!

  38. A Penny Saved Lesson Four

  39. JA Ourselves Today you will learn about: • The importance of saving money • Banks and Credit unions

  40. Review People earn money by doing a job. They earn this money to buy goods and services. Goods – things that are bought and sold Services – work done for others, such as haircuts or car repairs What are a couple ways that you can earn money?

  41. Discussion What would you buy if you earned money by watching your neighbor’s pet for the weekend? If you did not spend all the money, what would you do with the rest? Where do you keep the money you save?

  42. Save To put money away to use later.

  43. Save To put money away to use later. Pop-Up Bank

  44. My Savings Goal What is your savings goal?

  45. Bank or Credit Union A business that keeps money safe. Does your family use a bank? How do banks help your family?

  46. Three Little Nickels Poster How much is a nickel worth? Read and Fingerplay. How much is a quarter worth? Read and Fingerplay. What do these rhymes tell you about saving?

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