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Banking Lesson Plan

This lesson plan for grades 3-8 focuses on banking concepts, including credit and debt, and the role of banks in the economy. It includes steps for activating prior knowledge, building background, engaging students through various activities, applying and assessing learning, and extending knowledge with additional games. The plan also provides modifications for diverse learners and aligns with Common Core State Standards.

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Banking Lesson Plan

This lesson plan for grades 3-8 focuses on banking concepts, including credit and debt, and the role of banks in the economy. It includes steps for activating prior knowledge, building background, engaging students through various activities, applying and assessing learning, and extending knowledge with additional games. The plan also provides modifications for diverse learners and aligns with Common Core State Standards.

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Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8

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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Banking, and supports the
standards of understanding concepts of credit and debt, and examining the
importance of banks to the economy. Students demonstrate understanding
through a variety of projects.

Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE


Ask students:
 Why do people go to a bank?
 Can you think of a time you went to the bank with a parent or family
member? What was that experience like?
Step 2: BUILD BACKGROUND
 Read aloud the description on the Banking topic page.
 Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding.
 Have students read one of the Related Reading articles. Partner
them with someone who read a different article to share what they
learned with each other.

Step 3: ENGAGE
Students express what they learned about banking while
practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following
activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student
needs.
 Make-a-Movie: Create a commercial for a bank that answers this
question: Why should I keep my money in an account at your
bank? (Essential Literacy Skill: Determine central ideas)
 Make-a-Map: Make a concept map identifying and explaining the
steps for writing checks and paying bills using a bank
account. (Essential Literacy Skill: Summarize key details)
 Creative Coding: Code a learning game sorting banking-related
vocabulary terms into self-selected categories. (Essential Literacy
Skill: Acquire and use domain specific words and phrases)
Step 4: APPLY & ASSESS
Apply: Students take the Banking Challenge, applying essential literacy
skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Assess: Wrap up the lesson with the Banking Quiz.
Step 5: EXTEND LEARNING
Cat Insanity: Challenge players to apply knowledge of credit and debt while
feeding hungry cats in this interactive game.
Shady Sam: Players take on the role of loan sharks, using strategies to
maximize their profits at the expense of their borrowers in this game.
Economics Unit: Continue to build understanding around economic
institutions with more BrainPOP topics.
Additional Support Resources:
 Modifications for BrainPOP Learning Activities: Strategies to
meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
 BrainPOP Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices
using BrainPOP.

Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

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