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= LESSON PLAN = created by: Valley View & Cedar Valley 1st Grade Teachers

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 4: (Financial Literacy): Students will describe the economic choices people make to meet their basic economic needs. Objective 2: Recognize that people need to make choices to meet their needs. Indicator d: Explain why people save money to buy goods and services in the future.

__Student learning objective__:
List the reasons people save. Identify the opportunity cost when people decide to save instead of spend, and consider whether a good decision has been made in deciding to save. Calculate how money saved can accumulate into a larger amount over time.

__Materials needed__:
Tags with days of the week printed on them. Paper dimes (optional) Pictures of items to purchase that appeal to students
 * //Spend of Save?//** Story on website
 * Paper Rocket Activity Sheet 13: Savings Tree** (found on [|website])

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
See complete lesson plan on [|this] website

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
See complete lesson plan on [|this] website

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
See complete lesson plan on [|this] website

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
The students will be able to list reasons people save money.

__Additional Resources__
[|Song]: //Be Careful// Economic Wants Lesson Plan on above [|song]: //Be Careful//
 * Economic Wants** Lesson & Worksheets on the link with below song //Be Careful//