Elementary+Ideas+for+Integrating+FL

Ideas for integrating financial literacy into the elementary curriculum:

1. Simulation Game: pairing a younger grade with an older grade (e.g. grade 6s with grade 8s) and they would be a "family" and do activities such as grocery lists, shopping, etc. with their provided budget. Teacher would provide scenarios to each group so that each group would represent a different socioeconomic position.

Extension: compare/contrast living conditions of Canada with other countries

2. If I had a million dollars: students must spend a million dollars - they look through flyers, magazines to find products and prices, cut them out, and paste them into their book. They record their running totals on a spreadsheet or table. Teachers set the criteria, e.g. students must buy at least 10 items (so they don't spend it all on one item), they must spend it on a variety of items (i.e. can't buy 10 cars), etc.

Where does FL naturally fit?

-Grade 8: economic systems -grade 6: trading partners unit, number sense/numeration