Teaching Tool Tuesday - Mad About Money Week 4 Curriculum / Lapbook Template

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Okay, I finally uploaded the Week 4 curriculum and lapbook template for our Mad About Money unit (combined with Weeks 1-3). Sorry to not have pics (I'm too lazy to go take them, but I'll get them up ASAP), but Week 4 focused on Banking Basics. This week's lesson was largely lapbook-based, beginning with a flap book on basic banking terms. Next, the All About Interest minibook walks students through calculating interest earned and payed (at wildly unrealistic rates!) Another minibook diagrams parts of a check and walks the students through filling out their own check. 

Finally, in a really fun shopping activity, the kids each deposited $20 in the Bank of Homeschool, then used their own tiny checkbooks to purchase "items" at four different stores. All the printables for setting up this activity are included in the curriculum for Week 4.