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Does Investing in the Stock Market Scare You? A Few Tips!
I am one of a few teachers who decided to teach the stock market this year–to be specific the Stock Market Game. Our state funds this to teach students more about economics. To play this game, there is a $15 fee for each team to participate, but this is funded by grants from Economics Arkansas. In your state there is sure to be a link to a game you can play and funding provided through grants.
The games begin at certain times of year. For example, the game I am playing with my students began January 16th and will end April 20th. AND NO FEAR! The best part about playing this game is that you don’t have to know anything about the stock market! I have even told my students that I am not an expert at the stock market, but I just know a little–I am learning along with them. To be fair I have invested a few hundred dollars with Scott Trade in the past. I made some money, and I lost some money.
There are TONS of ready made resources and after you get through the initial explanation of stocks and how the game works, the students will be completely engaged in playing. They will want to look stocks up at home and learn about businesses. What better way to teach math, social studies, geography, business, and economics than playing a real life simulation! You will be fostering investors for life! 🙂
If you want to find out about playing in your state, you can go to stockmarketgame.org. To find out who to contact in your state, you can type your zip code in here. Now if you want some resources, the stock market game website has PLENTY of resources for you to use! I also will let you borrow some items from my state 😉 at economicsarkansas. That link will take you to a live binder. We have a wonderful lady leading the way in our state to provide us with all of these resources!
Now below, you will find a quick and easy bulletin board I threw together to make students think and also to reflect the stock market learning we will be doing. After the first few lessons, the students figure out the “plexer” or message on the bulletin board. The message is “Buy Low, Sell High”
I hope you have the opportunity to play with your students and are able to use some of these resources. Initially it does take a lot of class time, but after you get your students started (2-3 weeks for about 2 hours a week), you will be able to spend just a few minutes of class to allow your students to look at their portfolios. Happy Investing!
BEWARE! You May NEVER use Flashcards the Same Way Again!
Check out my newest video, but BEWARE, you may never use Multiplication Flashcards the Same Again. 😉 When you watch this video, you will learn how to use your flashcards more effectively by teaching patterns. Enjoy! 🙂
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Welcome to the New Year: $75 TPT Gift Card Giveaway!
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How You Can Inspire Thankfulness in Your Kids Part 2
Recently, I wrote a post about thankfulness and how to inspire it in your students. You can see this post here. I called this their “Thankfulness Project”. Students were to write down three things they were thankful for each day. After that they were to write down one act of kindness they did each day. After about a month, I took up their journals and read what they had written. This was not for a grade, but I rewarded the students who had done most or all of the work. The parents were aware of the project as well. One of the journals that I read really touched my heart. It is pictured below. Make sure to read the very bottom sentence.
I pulled this child aside after I read her journal and asked her what she meant when she wrote, “This totally made me rethink my whole life”. She explained, “Because I didn’t realize I had so much to be thankful for.” WOW! This speaks volumes.
I Wish You the Merriest Christmas Ever!
To all my followers and visitors alike:
I wish you the Merriest Christmas Ever from this Christmas moose compliments of Teaching in the Tongas ! 🙂
Need a Cheap and Easy Book Character Costume?
In case you are needing a quick costume for book character day or for Halloween, you can try this. Now this is a bit of a stretch on the definition of “character” but everyone was impressed with the creativity. All you need is:
*a few pipe cleaners
*purple balloons
*green pipe cleaners
*purple masking tape or hot glue if you don’t care about ruining your sweatshirt
Now, I could have filled up my sweatshirt with way more balloons, but the balloons make it a bit hard to maneuver, so I didn’t fill the sweatshirt up completely. I put the sweatshirt on after I arrived at school so that I had a shirt underneath. This way I could move during the rest of the day. As you can imagine, the younger kids especially enjoyed touching the balloons as we had our school parade! I hope this sparks an idea for your last minute costume! 🙂
Have You Ever Needed a Number Line That Counts Past 1,000?
By request I made this number line which counts from 900 to 1,200 to hang on your classroom wall. This number line spans almost 11 feet. There are matching base ten blocks for every increment of 25, but the number line has lines for every increment of one. This is a great visual tool for those students who struggle to comprehend the transition between hundreds and thousands. You can see this tool pictured below. Stop by my TPT store to pick one up.
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