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E L E M E N TA RY S C H O O L Create a thriving economy – right in your classroom! REVISED The Classroom Mini-Economy What better way to give your students an economically secure future than to expose them to real-world economic activity at an early age? Your students will appreciate and master essential economics principles by immersing themselves in a dynamic classroom economy. This simulation integrates seamlessly with your other disciplines, and is an ideal way to weave together multiple concepts and influence positive life skills at an early age. This A-to-Z guide shows you how to start, expand and fine-tune a mini-economy, and even includes advanced strategies for implementing this simulation in middle school. And teaching the Mini-Economy is a snap: you’ll put your classroom economy on cruise control with fool-proof teaching tips, reproducible worksheets, and additional curriculum resources. The Classroom Mini-Economy Order #: 627-8 $24.95 Economics takes shape… with sculpting clay! Play Dough Economics With updated lesson plans and brand-new resources, it’s never been easier to add economics to your bustling classroom. Your students roll up their sleeves and explore core economics concepts using sculpting clay. A handy pre/post test helps you monitor their development and understanding. This perennial bestseller includes an invaluable “Literature Connection” so you can seamlessly enhance your language arts instruction. REVISED Tip: purchase Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature to give your classroom a BESTSELLER 1-2 punch (see below). Play Dough Economics Order #: 625-8 $19.95 15 Lessons Storytelling… the perfect way to introduce new concepts Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature You’re already using children’s stories to grab your young students’ attention. Why not make the most of your precious classroom time and sprinkle economics into the mix? This perennial bestseller is updated with a wealth of teacher-friendly resources, including: Introduction – a handy “how to” guide for integrating economics into your children’s stories Glossary of Economic Concepts – includes a unique “student language” definition that REVISED boils each concept down to the bare basics BESTSELLER Teaching Activities – gives you hands-on lessons and activities for popular children’s literature books Econ Book Report – use this versatile template to assign book reports to your students Generic Handouts – extend the core principles of economics to any children’s book Literature Connection – discover over 100 additional books you can use to teach economics and personal finance to your students Each lesson includes step-by-step procedures, key questions to test your students’ knowledge, follow-up activities, and reproducible visuals, worksheets and handouts. Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature Order #: 630-8 Get the full list of titles at www.ncee.net/literature $19.95 21 Lessons 8 http://store.ncee.net/classroom-mini-economy.html http://store.ncee.net/playdougheconomics.html http://store.ncee.net/teaching-econ-using-childrens-lit.html

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Contents Focus: Grades K-2 Economics Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature Play Dough Economics Energy, Economics, and the Environment K-12 – Virtual Economics ® Play Dough Economics Trading Around the World K-12 – Virtual Economics ® Energy, Economics, and the Environment Customized Digital License Program Risky Business DVD Financing Your Future DVD Play Dough Economics Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Test of Understanding in College Economics K-12 – Virtual Economics ®

National Council on Economic Education - 2008 Catalog

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