The following lesson plans were developed and peer reviewed for MakeCentsWV by current West Virginia teachers. Each lesson plan is mapped to WV standards and follows the “5 E’s Instructional Model” (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). You are encouraged to use these lesson plans and make them your own.
All teachers implementing a MakeCentsWV Lesson Plan in the classroom should complete the following survey to provide feedback and input for future work. The survey is available here.
Please consider sharing your feedback, experiences, videos, and photos with us as you teach these lessons in your students by emailing makecentswv@educationalliance.org.
Math
Part One: Learning to create and operate a business
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Part Two: Learning to create and sell a product for profit
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Math and Social Studies:
Earning income and buying goods and services: Building a classroom community
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Part One: What can we buy with money ?
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Part Two: How can we save money?
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ELA and Social Studies
Early American life: The economy
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Math
Menu math
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Math and ELA
Part One: Planning a field trip
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Part two: Developing a Fundraising Plan
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Civics
Part One: Household Budgeting Know-How for the 21st Century Learner
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Part Two: Household Budgeting Know-How for the 21st Century Learner
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Social studies
Part One: The good, the bad, and the unknown of credit cards
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Part Two: Interest Related to Borrowing Money
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Social studies
The good, the bad, and the ugly of using credit and accumulating debt
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Civics
Economics – Stock Market Simulation
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