Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

Five topic areas in consumer education are provided in this manual developed for use by financial counselors in conducting ten one-hour educational sessions for adult groups. The session titles are the following: (1) The Internal Money World--The Individual, The Family, and Money; (2) Effective Money Management; (3) Effective Credit Management;…

The instructional unit was developed to help grade 2 students become aware of money as a medium of exchange. Learning activities are based on the theme of the economic needs of a family. The major topics covered in the unit are: counting money, earning money, spending money, money substitutes, and financial institutions. Objectives which encourage…

This instructor guide for a unit on global markets in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 1 of learning--understanding the…

The guide, one in a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources, is designed for kindergarten and first grade levels. The guide identifies objectives for economics and consumer education, offers a glossary of relevant terms, lists general audiovisual and print resources, and outlines specific learning activities…

Part two in a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources, this guide is designed for use with second and third graders. It identifies objectives for economic and consumer education established by the Florida State Department of Education, defines important related concepts and terms, and lists general…

This learning package presents 15 lessons on principles of economics for use by junior high school social studies classroom teachers as they develop economic education programs. The activities are keyed to the economic education color television/film program "Trade-Offs," (developed jointly in 1978 by the Agency for Instructional Television, the…

This pamphlet is the fourth grade component of a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources. It contains objectives and key concepts for economic education which have been identified by the Florida State Department of Education. The first part of the document lists these objectives and concepts, as well as…

Part four in a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources, this guide is designed for use with fifth and sixth graders. The first section identifies concepts and related objectives, defines relevant terms, and lists audiovisual and print resources related to each concept. Key concepts include basic economic…

This pamphlet was derived from a discussion paper prepared for a Joint Council conference. It was specifically revised for this series to bring an important subject to the attention of students and concerned citizens. Part One defines the problem of economic stabilization and explains the fiscal and monetary measures used to help control the…

This document suggests learning activities, teaching methods, objectives, and evaluation measures for a second grade consumer education unit on quarters. The unit, which requires approximately six hours of class time, reinforces basic social studies and mathematics skills including following sequences of numbers, distinguishing left from right,…