.... Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm planning to teach some consumer math stuff this school year. This would be for a 5th grader and 4th grader. So far, we're going to try Your Business Math: http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/your-business-math/ Has anyone worked through that program? Did you like it? Do you have any consumer math resources (books, anything) that you like? :bigear: Thank-you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke Salad Annie Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) This may not be what you have in mind, so it might not be very helpful. We are using, and loving, an old 1961 text titled, General Business for Economic Understanding, by Crabbe, Enterline and DeBrum. I found it on sale at the thrift shop for 25 cents, and thought it might be a neat addition to our schedule. As it turned out, it is the most requested subject of the week! This book covers all sorts of topics such as-- *Using banking services *Planning your spending *Using credit wisely *Sharing economic risks *Making useful savings *Keeping personal records and information *Transportation and shipping services These are a few of the unit headings, so you can get an idea of what is covered. At the end of the chapters are vocabulary exercises, questions for discussion (these are great!), application lessons, and business math problems. You can do as much as you like with the book, or any other type of general business book such as this. It begs for field trips, research and presentations, and challenges with play money. It's just the right amount of work for us. One of the most interesting lessons we've learned so far is how prices have changed over time. ;) One more thought.... An old Home Economics textbook would probably have some of the same type of lessons as this book contains. The game of "Life" is a good one to add in if you have it. I'm sure there must be other newer games, but I try to use what is at hand and go from there. One more thought I have is something we are going to use this year which I started in the past. I used ads from the local stores and gave play money, then a list of needed items for the household. The object of the lesson is to come in under budget and not go over the amount of money given. You could also have charts for "wages earned" for various kinds of work, and let the kids figure out how much money it would take to run the household based upon each type of job. I hope I'm explaining this well, and that some of it is helpful. Edited June 29, 2012 by Poke Salad Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 One more thought I have is something we are going to use this year which I started in the past. I used ads from the local stores and gave play money, then a list of needed items for the household. The object of the lesson is to come in under budget and not go over the amount of money given. That's a great idea! I could do this with the 2nd grader, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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