In this lesson, Gracyn learned about comparing prices and banking - interest, overdraws, and insured accounts.

Stephen finished the Social Studies section of the Stanford Exam. Next, Stephen started the Listening portion of the exam.

In this lesson, we used BrainPOP activities to teach lessons on money, banking, and interest.

This morning we began with our calendar review activities. We worked on yesterday, today, and tomorrow when selecting a random day of the week. We continued discussing money. We read the book, Saving Money by Mary Lindeen. We saw that we can save money at home in a piggy bank or at the bank. We can save and then decide to spend or share (donate). We also read, Spending Money, by Mari Schuh. We saw how we spend money on needs and wants. After we save a certain amount, we pay bills and decide if we have enough left over to buy something fun. We completed a picture sort of pictures for "earning money" or "spending money". Next, we looked at real coins and named each. Danny completed his Florida Studies Weekly assessment for the money concept. With a self-correction, he scored 5/5. We then moved on to the next study focus of jobs that people have. We watched a Brain Pop Jr. video about community helpers. We saw various jobs that people do to help the community and learned that we can be community helpers to by following laws, volunteering, working together to keep the neighborhood clean and safe, and helping others. The video also addressed the concepts of litter and donate. Danny scored a 4/5 on a modified easy quiz. Finally, we enjoyed the book, Places to Work, by Helen Gregory. We saw real pictures of various places to work indoors and outdoors.

We read aloud together, "How to Choose Stocks to Buy" and completed the 5 post-article quiz. Jackson passed the quiz on his second attempt. Overall, he did a great job answering moderate to challenging multiple choice questions. Then, Jackson viewed his portfolio and his cash balance. He decided to narrow the scope of his portfolio stocks. Jackson is doing a great job, especially related to his to steps in the decision-making process.

Stephen completed part of the Social Studies portion of the Stanford Exam.

Bobby completed the Social Studies portion of the Stanford Exam.

Ethan was not available for class today.

Student absent

We read aloud and discussed articles related to Mother's Day and its effect on the retail business, as well as, its historical origins and true intent of the holiday. We read an article about "The World's Oldest Murder Case Solved? Then, we watched a short video on youtube related to the key economic principle/problem of scarcity as it related to unlimited wants/needs and making choices. Last, we read part of an article about stocks.