A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders featuring llama-themed word problems that cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and multi-step reasoning.

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Final financial reflection. Students balance their ledgers, evaluate their spending choices, and celebrate their savings successes or identify areas for improvement.

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A culminating project where students create a budget to reach a specific savings goal while managing weekly expenses.

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Focuses on financial decision-making by distinguishing essential needs from discretionary wants to fix a deficit.

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Students analyze pre-filled ledgers to identify deficits and 'spending leaks', acting as budget doctors to fix financial health.

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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.

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Students differentiate between income and expenses and learn to categorize fixed and variable spending using a 'Mystery Wallet' simulation.

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Challenges students to solve budget emergencies and navigate financial deficits using problem-solving strategies.

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Introduces income and expenses through categorization and brainstorming, ending with a personal T-chart.

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Teaches students how to record transactions and maintain a running balance using a simple ledger.

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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.

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A media literacy lesson where students analyze the evolution of digital media by comparing the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo,' to modern content standards. Students explore concepts of user-generated content, monetization, and the commercialization of attention.

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Students differentiate between essential expenses and discretionary spending to prioritize financial health.

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Students analyze potential purchases to determine which items are essential (needs) and which are optional (wants). Through a limited-budget simulation, they practice making difficult spending decisions.

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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.

Students create a balanced spending plan to reach a specific savings goal while managing essential costs.

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Students analyze financial scenarios to identify budget deficits and 'budget busters' that cause overspending.

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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.

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Students master the skill of recording transactions in a financial ledger, ensuring accuracy in calculating a running balance.

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Students face a deficit scenario caused by an unexpected expense. They must analyze their spending to identify 'wants' that can be cut to balance the budget and return to a positive balance.

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