Fun with Finance : Math + Literacy = Success

This volume in the readers theatre series offers innovative approaches that let teachers introduce basic concepts of finance and wealth-building into the elementary school classroom. What's the best way to add lessons on money management and building wealth to grade school math? By making it real-and making it fun! Fun With Finance: Math + Literacy = Success helps teachers bring the world of finance into the elementary school classroom in a way that engages and captivates students. Fun With Finance focuses on a range of topics, from currency and the global economy, to business entities, savings, credit, real estate investments, the markets, budgeting, and goal planning. Each chapter offers grade-appropriate lessons, with a readers theatre script, glossary, cross-curricular activities, a list of Web sites-even a board game!-to make learning a genuinely successful enterprise. Lessons and activities are fully cross-referenced to curriculum standards to make sure they meet school requirements. * One complete board game for each chapter, including play boards, cards, and money * Includes reproducible tables for math-related activities and illustrated chapters explaining tables, pie charts, bar charts and line graphs * Supplemental chapters on tables, charts, and graphs; tips for successful readers theatre, matching lessons to curriculum standards, and suggested reading * Readers theatre script for every chapter