Isn’t it exciting when you earn or receive money to spend? Are there ways that you earn money from your family, or do you receive an allowance? What kinds of things do you look forward to spending your money on? Do you spend your money right away or are there special things that you want that you may have to save your money for? Read the question below and ask yourself: Next Select the image above to read a TumbleBook called The Coin Counting Book.

Watch the BrainPOP Jr. video called Saving and Spending to learn more about why its important to learn to be responsible with money. When you are finished watching the video, take this QUIZ to review what you have learned.QUIZ Turn and Talk: With a partner, discuss ways you could EARN money.EARN Think about and discuss things you would SPEND money on (things you want and things you need). SPEND Now, think about and discuss ways you could SAVE money. SAVE Next Select the image above to watch the BrainPOP Jr. video Saving and Spending. * Click on BrainPOP Jr. on the database portal BEFORE selecting the above link.database portal

Next 1) First, select the image below to play an interactive game where you will learn to identify different kinds of money 2) Second, select the image below to play an interactive game where you will learn how to count money 3) Group Activity: Your teacher will give you a bag of coins. Your teacher will hold up objects in front of the class. Estimate the price of objects that your teacher is holding, and use the coins to count out the price of the object.

Who is ready to earn some money? You are going to earn some “money” by successfully completing some Destiny searches in your library class. Use this Scavenger Hunt handout to track your Destiny Search items and add up your earnings.Scavenger Hunt When you are finished your scavenger hunt, add up the money you have earned and use the money to buy something from the library. Your teacher will tell you what kinds of items are “on sale”. Or, you can save your money and use it another time Next

Select the image above to play a fun game about adding different kinds of money! Next Vocabulary Allowance: an amount of money earned from a parent or family member Earning: to obtain Spending: pay out to buy goods or services Budget: a plan for spending and saving Charity: a special group that does good things for a community Consumer: someone who buys goods or services Donate: to give food, items, services or money to help a person or group Save: to put away to use later Needs: something you have to have Wants: something you would like to have

Standards Alignment Maryland State Curriculum Standards 3OA.D.9: Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations Common Core State Standards ELA: 1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real- world situations, and further investigations. ISTE NETS - National Educational Technology Standards for Students 3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. P21 Skills Information Literacy: Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources); Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand. ICT Literacy: Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information. Grade 3 Library Media: Spend or Save? Objective: Students will conduct brief, focused research in order to learn about earning, spending, and saving money. Time Frame: 3-4 lessons, follow along with curriculum unit Save or Spend Student Resources: (or another form for assessment) Computer or device (or pencil/paper for assessment) Bags of coins on each table (baggies for each student) Destiny Quest Scavenger Hunt Handout Differentiation strategies for this lesson: Direct students to use tools and learning supports included in our BCPS-licensed databases, such as audio read-aloud and labeled reading levels/Lexiles. See Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources on the ODL Resource Wiki as needed.Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources on the ODL Resource Wiki Option: coins if students need manipulatives Scavenger hunt can be modified to meet student needs Notes to the teacher: This SlamDunk directly correlates with the unit Save or Spend? From your BCPS Elementary Library Curriculum Guide. This research model may be modified to suite classroom needs. Last updated: July 2015 Created by Anna Conner, Library Media Specialist BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2015, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. This lesson may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Dr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson model.Anna Conner, Library Media SpecialistBaltimore County Public SchoolsDr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson