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Friday, January 28, 2011

Bringing Home the Gold (Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 9-12) [STUDENT EDITION] (Financial Fitness for Life) (Financial Fitness for Life) (Financial Fitness for Life)

ISBN13: 9781561835478
Condition: USED - Very Good
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Bringing Home the Gold contains 22 action-oriented lessons where students make decisions about earning an income, saving and spending, using credit, and budgeting. Lessons include background information, preparation materials, student activities, and assessments to promote active learning. All lessons are tied to standards for personal finance and economic literacy. A Student Workbook highlights topics covered in each lesson and a Parent?s Guide allows for additional reinforcement in the home. A companion web-site offers further information on the series and sample activities.

Featured topics include:
Evaluating career choices
Making responsible spending decisions
Applying for a job
Using credit wisely
The cost of spending vs. saving
Shopping for an auto loan

Also Available:

Bringing home the gold grades 9-12: Teacher guide - ISBN 1561835463
Bringing Home the Gold (Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 9-12) [STUDENT EDITION] (Spanish) - ISBN 1561835641

The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include:

- Establishing and building credit

- Managing personal finances

- Understanding economics on a local, national, and global level

- Using economics in other subject areas: Social Studies, Geography, History, etc.

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