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Ourselves - Kindergarten
For thousands of students, this popular
program represents their first real foray into the economics of
life—work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. JA
volunteers lead sessions with engaging stories and dynamic
activities that help instill the values of earning, saving, sharing,
and working ethically.
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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 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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JA Afterschool and Summer
Enrichment
JA More than Money (formerly JA Dollars & $ense): Grades 3-5
What good is earning money if young
people aren’t taught how to save, spend, and share it? This program
instills these essential skills in students, and shows them how
entrepreneurial thinking and financial savvy can transform an idea
into a business that can generate jobs and wealth for themselves and
their communities.
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Additional Afterschool Programs: Grades
K-5
In addition to JA More than Money, any of the above programs can
be used in an afterschool setting. Most often used for grades K-2 is
Our Families.
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