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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1
Dollars
and Sense
CONCEPT QUESTION
When is money important, and when does it affect our lives?
Week 1
Expand the Concept
When would hard work be the way to strike it rich?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Boom Town
Mike's Teaching T-shirts
Develop Language bounty, economic, population
Teach Content
 Economics Communities
Writing
 Describe a Character
Internet Inquiry
 Ways to Earn Money
Week 2
Expand the Concept
How would we get what we need without money?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
What About Me?
Ben Franklin's Little Words to Live By
Develop Language barter, exchange, precious
Teach Content
 Economics
Bartering
Writing
 Song
Internet Inquiry
 Ways to Earn Money
Week 3
Expand the Concept
How can we use money wisely?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Tips for Saving Money
Develop Language allowance, resist, retail
Teach Content
 Economics
Money
Earning, Spending,
Saving
Writing
 Math Story
Internet Inquiry
 Using Money Wisely
Week 5
Expand the Concept
How do we learn the
value of money?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
My Rows and Piles of Coins
Learning About Money
Develop Language fragrance, lures, wares
Teach Content
 Geography
Commerce
Cultures
Writing
 Narrative Paragraph
Internet Inquiry
 The Value of Money
Week 4
Expand the Concept
How does money work?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
If You Made a Million
Money from Long Ago
Develop Language denominations,
income, inflation
Teach Content
 Economics
Money
Earning, Spending,
Saving
Writing
 E-mail
Internet Inquiry
 How Money Works