ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson deBono’s Thinking Hats

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson deBono’s Thinking Hats Danny Nitahara Economics Grade 3 rd A Dollar Well Spent

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson deBono’s Thinking Hats Goals: Students will be able to understand how and why money is important. Students will also understand the decision making process it takes to buy something. Objectives: Content/Knowledge: Students will be able to make decisions when it comes to budgeting. Process/Skills: Students will be able to understand what is a necessity and what is not. Values/Dispositions: Students will be able to be a efficient shopper and consumer.

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson deBono’s Thinking Hats Rationale: Students are the future consumers of the world and they need to learn the importance of money at a younger age. This lesson will help teach students how to effectively buy goods. Standards: State – Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards 15.A.1b Describe how wages/salaries can be earned in exchange for work. 15.B.1 Explain why consumers must make choices. National – NCSS Themes PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION

Objective

The teacher will explain to the class why it is important to spend their money wisely. Teach the students what kinds of things are a necessity to a family such as food, clothing, school supplies. The teacher will then ask the students what kinds of things that their parents buy for the family. Ask if they are necessities for the student as well as what kinds of thing are not a necessity. Resources: Pencil, Paper Objective

Intuitive

The teacher will explain how money is exchanged for work. Students will write a short paragraph stating what they have on their list of things to buy. They will be asked are these things a necessity or a luxury? How do they get the money in order to buy these things? Do they get an allowance for doing their chores? Students will answer these questions on a piece of paper. After they will have time to play a game about money management. Resources: Paper, pencils, computers

Positive/Strengths

Positive/Strengths Students will be broken up into 4 different groups and decide as a group what are positive or necessities to buy as consumers. They will create a poster board of at least ten items that are important and why they are important. The groups will then present to the class as the students take notes on each presentation. Resources: paper, pencils, and poster boards.

Negatives/Weaknesses

Students will be put back into the same groups as last time and brainstorm items that are a luxury. They will explain why these items are a luxury vs a necessity. Some questions to ask are how are these items luxuries and what characteristics make these items luxuries. Each group will create a poster board to explain their items to the class. Resources: Pencil, poster boards, markers Negatives/Weaknesses

Creative

Creative Students will have their own opportunity to work for their money and spend money that they earned in a game called Moneyville. This game will help teach the students that you must work for your money in order to buy the things that you want. Resources: Computers

Thinking About Thinking

Students will review what they had learned about how to be effective consumers. They will write a short paragraph on what kind of items that are necessities and what items are not The class as a whole will come together to discuss what ways you can go out and make money. (Lemonade stands, garage sales, watering plants.) The class would then discuss what one item they will be saving up for. Resources: Paper, pencil, white board.

ETE 335 Elementary Social Studies Lesson deBono’s Thinking Hats Visual Learning, Assessment, and Online Resources: Assessment: Students will be assessed by their work completed in the classroom. They will be assessed by how they worked with their group mates and by the paragraphs that they wrote about the lessons. Online Resources: