Using a Classroom Economy to Teach Financial Literacy in Elementary
Looking back on my personal education experience, the one thing I truly find lacking is the real world skills and concepts. Graduating high school and entering the adult world, I felt extremely unprepared for learning how to live and navigate outside of being under my parents' care. I had no idea how to budget my money, file taxes, or understand the effects of credit. So now in my 7th year as a third grade teacher it comes as no surprise to me that the unit my students struggle with the most is personal financial literacy.
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