Our Families – 1st Grade

Children tend to think everything they want is something they need. Learning to recognize the difference between the two is one of the first crucial lessons in financial literacy. By focusing on the roles people play in their local economy, students understand the importance of work, and the tools and skills they need to get-or earn-what they want.

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Our Community – 2nd Grade

Understanding life outside of home and school begins with students taking a look at how things work in their communities. This program puts community life into perspective for students as they explore matters of business, citizenship, economics, and the interdependent roles of people working in a community.

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Our City – 3rd Grade

City life comes into sharp context through Our City, a program designed to inspire student exploration of the relationship between the jobs people perform, the skills they need to perform these jobs, and the impact their work has on a city’s well-being.

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Our Region – 4th Grade

This program introduces students to the relationship between natural, human, and capital resources found in different regions, and explores regional businesses that produce goods (such as the food in their local supermarkets) and services (such as energy and transportation).

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Our Nation – 5th Grade

This program provides practical information about businesses’ need for individuals who can meet the demands of the job market, including high-growth, high-demand jobs.  Students will learn that businesses need workers with skills that are in demand, such as STEM skills – science, technology, engineering and math. They’ll understand that people who have these skills benefit from a growing number of career opportunities.  Students are also introduced to the concept of globalization of business as it relates to the various careers students may choose to pursue, and the need for students to be entrepreneurial in their thinking.

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