Students brainstorm and categorize different ways to earn money, establishing the 'Cash In' side of the financial equation.
Students calculate their final monthly totals, identifying surpluses or deficits and visualizing their spending patterns.
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A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders featuring llama-themed word problems that cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and multi-step reasoning.
Through a 'Life Happens' simulation, students practice adjusting their spending and making trade-offs between needs and wants.
This lesson introduces business students to the concept of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the historical lens of YouTube's first-ever upload, challenging them to prioritize core functionality over perfection.
Students apply their skills to create a forward-looking plan with a specific savings goal. They learn the 'pay yourself first' principle by intentionally allocating money for savings before spending on non-essentials.
Students navigate weeks three and four of the simulation, encountering unexpected costs and learning to prioritize needs over wants.
Focuses on financial decision-making by distinguishing essential needs from discretionary wants to fix a deficit.
Introduction to income and expenses. Students set up their personal transaction ledgers and record their starting balances for the four-week simulation.
Students act as digital archaeologists to analyze 'Me at the zoo,' the first YouTube video, as a primary historical source, exploring how digital artifacts reflect their era and influence the global economy.
Mid-month data analysis. Students review their spending trends and forecast their future balance to ensure they stay on track for their big savings goal.
A high school history and technology lesson exploring the origins of the platform economy through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students analyze the shift from professional broadcasting to user-generated content and debate the societal impacts of democratized media.
Introduces income and expenses through categorization and brainstorming, ending with a personal T-chart.
Students analyze pre-filled ledgers to identify deficits and 'spending leaks', acting as budget doctors to fix financial health.
A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders centered around word problems themed with llamas, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
A 45-minute lesson on ratios and unit rates using real-world pizza pricing. Students explore concepts through visual models, partner work, and tiered practice in both English and Spanish.
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A 45-minute lesson on ratios and unit rates using a real-world pizza pricing hook. Includes bilingual materials in English and Spanish, tiered guided practice, and visual models to support 6th-grade students of all readiness levels.
Challenges students to solve budget emergencies and navigate financial deficits using problem-solving strategies.
A 50-minute lesson for undergraduate marketing students exploring the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the lens of YouTube's history and its first uploaded video.
Students learn to maintain a transaction ledger by recording income, expenses, and calculating a running balance.
An engaging 4th-grade lesson combining biology and economics through the lens of llama farming. Students explore llama anatomy and care while applying mathematical skills to manage a virtual llama farm budget.