Product Description
Playing a game, telling a story, and critiquing a TV commercial are all activities that help students learn basic economics. 8 lessons come in a 3-ring binder with a glossary and student materials.

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The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include:

- Establishing and building credit

- Managing personal finances

- Understanding economics on a local, national, and global level

- Using economics in other subject areas: Social Studies, Geography, History, etc. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Children in the Marketplace
I really like this book.The lessons are simple and easy to understand.At the same time, they get the point across in a way that my fourth graders understand.

Good Curriculum Support
Easy to read and easy to implement.Good extension activities.This is definitely a keeper.And what a great price! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Is this plaguarism?
I believe some, or most of this "book" is straight plaguarism.Most if it sounds and reads like many other education practicum books on the market.I believe this book and its author should be investigated for intellectual theft. ... Read more

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isbn 0078300991 ... Read more

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Disappointed, order cancelled, review still generated
Seven days after I originally ordered and paid for this book I was very disappointed to receive a notice from Amazon that the book was not available. This was time lost which my son could not make up in his Economics class. If the book was not available at the time of the order, I should have been alerted so that I could have found other distributors with the book.

While I ignored the first offer to review the book from Amazon, I cannot ignore this second attempt at a review. I'm surprised at the lack of communication from the ordering dept, to the survey dept within the company. The book did not ship! Review that!! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on March 15, 2004. The length of the article is 895 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Learning the business.(Schools)(A Eugene School District class plans real-world economic lessons)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: March 15, 2004
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: b1

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Large tan (4), light orange (5) and yellow (6) softcovers, stapled bindings, unpaginaged. 25 lessons in each book. ... Read more