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Economic Education
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Piggy Bank Primer: Saving and Budgeting
student activity book (.pdf, 33 pgs., 5.5 MB)
teacher's guide (.pdf, 16 pgs., 515 kB)
Through a story and activities, the student book introduces students to economic concepts such as saving, spending, budgeting, wants, goods, services and opportunity cost.
Piggy Bank Primer: 25 Cents Worth of History
student activity book (.pdf, 35 pgs., 9.8 MB)
answer key (.pdf, 3 pgs., 288 kB)
25 Cents Worth of History is the second student activity book in "The Piggy Bank Primer" series. Young fans of Pig E. Bank will enjoy this new activity book, designed for students ages 8-10 who take a close look at nickels and quarters commemorating many of the proudest moments in our country and in the seven states that make up the Eighth District of the Federal Reserve. Other topics include the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Mint and the history and resources of Eighth District states. Activities include: designing a state coin, matching the "fun facts" with the correct state, locating Fed branch cities on a map and trying to determine which states are endowed with which particular natural resources. You'll learn something fun and interesting with each turn of a page.
