Fun With Finance

This volume in the readers theatre series offers innovative approaches that let teachers introduce basic concepts of finance and wealth-building into the elementary school classroom.What''s the best way to add lessons on money management and building wealth to grade school math? By making it realand making it fun! Fun With Finance: Math + Literacy = Success helps teachers bring the world of finance into the elementary school classroom in a way that engages and captivates students.Fun With Finance focuses on a range of topics from currency and the global economy to business entities savings credit real estate investments the markets budgeting and goal planning. Each chapter offers grade-appropriate lessons with a readers theatre script glossary cross-curricular activities a list of Web siteseven a board game!to make learning a genuinely successful enterprise. Lessons and activities are fully cross-referenced to curriculum standards to make sure they meet school requirements.