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Lunch Money_Lesson Plans

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Lunch Money Lesson Plans 

 

Introduction:  Teaching economics to children is essential in forming well rounded citizens in the community.  The subject of economics is formally taught in most high schools as a stand alone class.  In the elementary and middle school levels the subject is usually interwoven with other subjects.  Using Lunch Money will help students connect  basic economic terms to their life at a young age.  Students will be able to better understand that many of their choices are based on economics.

 

The lesson plans on this page all focus on one Minnesota Economic Standard (The students will understand basic principles of Economic decision making). 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan One What Drives your Decision Making?

Standard:  Minnesota Economic Standard:  The students will understand basic principle of Economic decision making.

Summary:  This lesson will introduce decision making.  As a class we will discuss decisions students encounter every day and how they decide what to do (what to eat for breakfast, to watch tv or play outside........).  What drives your decision making?  Students will have a small group activity to help enhance their decision making skills.  At the end of the lesson the students will be asked to reflect on a difficult decision they have had to make and the outcome after making their decision.

 

 

Lesson Plan TwoThe Positives and Negatives of Incentives

StandardMinnesota Economic Standard:  The students will understand basic principle of Economic decision making.

                Benchmark:  Students will analyze how people respond predictably to positive and negative economic incentives. 

Summary: In Lunch Money Greg is swayed by positive incentives (rewards) and negative incentives (punishments).  This lesson will explain positive incentives and negative incentives in relation to Lunch Money.  The students will list positive and negative incentives that they have personally experienced and explain how these incentives influenced their decision making process.

 

 

Lesson Plan Three What is Advertising? (Primary Source Lesson)

Standard: Minnesota Economics Standard:  The students will understand basic principles of Economic decision making.

               Benchmarks:  Students will apply a decision-making process to make informed choices.

                                   Students will analyze how people respond predictably to positive and negative economic incentives.

Summary:  Chapter 17 - Selling, in Lunch Money centers around Maura's sudden awareness of advertising in Ashworth Intermediate School.  She comes to realize that the school supports advertising in the school when it benefits the needs of Ashworth Intermediate School.  During this lesson the students will be introduced to advertising as a means to influencing decision making.  Students will dissect various advertisements to identify positive and negative incentives.  The students will explain how advertising influence their decision making.  The students will take a tour of their school to find various advertisements in the school just as Maura did at her school. 

 

 

Lesson Plan Four Design an Adversitement  (Citizen Action Lesson)

Standard:  Minnesota Economics Standard:  The students will understand basic principles of Economic decision making.

                Benchmark:  Students will analyze how people respond predictably to positive and negative economic incentives.

Summary:  Chapter 17 - Selling, in Lunch Money centers around Maura's sudden awareness of advertising in Ashworth Intermediate School.  She comes to realize that the school supports advertising in the school when it benefits the needs of Ashworth Intermediate School.  During this lesson the students will build off of the lesson before to design an advertisement for a local charity.  The posters will be displayed in the community at high traffic locations.

 

 

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