We would like to acknowledge the work of the writers of the resources listed below. We have selected websites and links that we believe will support students and teachers in covering the key understandings creatively in the learning area of Economics and Business as outlined in the Australian Curriculum.
Year 5
The vocabulary PDF can be used with all students.
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Year 5/6/7 – Introduction and Statistics Video
http://www.chicken.org.au/page.php?id=155&issue=5
This resource is a web page providing a video overview of the chicken meat industry, including consumption patterns over past decades and a wide range of facts and figures on the industry. Topics covered include a comparison of meat and egg chicken breeds, the reasons the average Australian is consuming much more chicken than in the past, and the characteristics of the Australian chicken meat industry. The video features extensive footage of chicken meat processing and highlights the enormous growth of the chicken industry over the past 40 years along with its economic impact.
Choice – Groceries
http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/food-and-health/food-and-drink/groceries.aspx
This is a web page providing reviews of various grocery products and results of taste comparison tests. It covers sausages, bread, liquid breakfasts, breakfast cereals, Christmas puddings, cake mix, frozen fish and salad dressing as well as looking at Stevia sugar substitute and the major steps beef goes through from the farm to the consumer. The resource includes sections on animal welfare in abattoirs, the provenance of beef and sustainable beef farming and discusses naturally occurring sugars and the difference between soluble and insoluble fibre. The resource is provided by Choice, an independent Australian consumer advocacy group, and includes links to other sources of useful information.
Banking Kids
http://www.bankingkids.com
A kid-friendly website for children of all ages. It shows how to start a checking account and how to fill out a check properly. There is a tutorial on how to use an ATM and how to read a bank statement. Includes a number of fun games.
Family Education
http://life.familyeducation.com/money-and-kids/personal-finance/34481.html
A commercial website with many advertisements. It targets parents but has useful material for teachers of younger children. Includes lesson ideas on the value of a dollar, becoming smart consumers, and saving money.
Kids Bank
http://www.mykidsbank.org/about.htm
MyKidsBank artificial banks are used to assist in the education of personal money management. Each artificial online bank operates similar to a real online bank and is fully controlled by the "banker".
For use in a classroom, a teacher may use a virtual online bank for their classroom economy. As the banker, the teacher creates and manages the savings accounts for each of the students. Through settings on their virtual bank, the banker may allow each student to login to the classroom bank and perform transactions similiar to a real online bank.
Money Instructor
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/kids.asp
Combines practical economics with math instruction. Includes teaching material, games, and activities to teach basic money management skills.
Digital activity - MilbaDjunga - Smart Money - Primary Unit
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/mst-digital-resources/milbadjunga-primary-html/index.htm
The MilbaDjunga primary unit 'Do I need it? Do I want it? How can I get it?' is an interactive online unit developed to support teachers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to teach consumer and financial literacy. It allows students to explore wants and needs, earning money and budgeting. It also provides guidance on how to set up a classroom economy. The unit is accompanied by:
· Extensive teacher notes linked to the Australian curriculum
· Interactive online activities and student materials including an assessment task
· A set of videos demonstrating a classroom economy in action
MilbaDjunga is an initiative of ASIC and the Queensland Department of Education and Training. This resource is available in two versions - one created using Adobe Flash technology and a more accessible version created with HTML.
Consumer stuff for kids
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/library/publications/resources-and-education/teacher-resources/consumer-stuff-for-kids-a-teaching-and-learning-resource.pdf
Year 5/6 One Hen: Microfinance for kids
https://www.onehen.org/resources.html
This is an interactive resource that explores small enterprise microfinance and basic principles of business, with an emphasis on food and fibre industries around the world. It is based on the children's book 'One hen', which tells the story of a boy from Ghana who uses microfinance to help him establish a farm and support his family. The resource contains videos, quizzes and games, as well as lesson plans, information and materials for teachers and parents. It also provides information about real loans supporting microentrepreneurs around the world and contains many external links.
http://www.chicken.org.au/page.php?id=155&issue=5
This resource is a web page providing a video overview of the chicken meat industry, including consumption patterns over past decades and a wide range of facts and figures on the industry. Topics covered include a comparison of meat and egg chicken breeds, the reasons the average Australian is consuming much more chicken than in the past, and the characteristics of the Australian chicken meat industry. The video features extensive footage of chicken meat processing and highlights the enormous growth of the chicken industry over the past 40 years along with its economic impact.
Choice – Groceries
http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/food-and-health/food-and-drink/groceries.aspx
This is a web page providing reviews of various grocery products and results of taste comparison tests. It covers sausages, bread, liquid breakfasts, breakfast cereals, Christmas puddings, cake mix, frozen fish and salad dressing as well as looking at Stevia sugar substitute and the major steps beef goes through from the farm to the consumer. The resource includes sections on animal welfare in abattoirs, the provenance of beef and sustainable beef farming and discusses naturally occurring sugars and the difference between soluble and insoluble fibre. The resource is provided by Choice, an independent Australian consumer advocacy group, and includes links to other sources of useful information.
Banking Kids
http://www.bankingkids.com
A kid-friendly website for children of all ages. It shows how to start a checking account and how to fill out a check properly. There is a tutorial on how to use an ATM and how to read a bank statement. Includes a number of fun games.
Family Education
http://life.familyeducation.com/money-and-kids/personal-finance/34481.html
A commercial website with many advertisements. It targets parents but has useful material for teachers of younger children. Includes lesson ideas on the value of a dollar, becoming smart consumers, and saving money.
Kids Bank
http://www.mykidsbank.org/about.htm
MyKidsBank artificial banks are used to assist in the education of personal money management. Each artificial online bank operates similar to a real online bank and is fully controlled by the "banker".
For use in a classroom, a teacher may use a virtual online bank for their classroom economy. As the banker, the teacher creates and manages the savings accounts for each of the students. Through settings on their virtual bank, the banker may allow each student to login to the classroom bank and perform transactions similiar to a real online bank.
Money Instructor
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/kids.asp
Combines practical economics with math instruction. Includes teaching material, games, and activities to teach basic money management skills.
Digital activity - MilbaDjunga - Smart Money - Primary Unit
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/mst-digital-resources/milbadjunga-primary-html/index.htm
The MilbaDjunga primary unit 'Do I need it? Do I want it? How can I get it?' is an interactive online unit developed to support teachers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to teach consumer and financial literacy. It allows students to explore wants and needs, earning money and budgeting. It also provides guidance on how to set up a classroom economy. The unit is accompanied by:
· Extensive teacher notes linked to the Australian curriculum
· Interactive online activities and student materials including an assessment task
· A set of videos demonstrating a classroom economy in action
MilbaDjunga is an initiative of ASIC and the Queensland Department of Education and Training. This resource is available in two versions - one created using Adobe Flash technology and a more accessible version created with HTML.
Consumer stuff for kids
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/library/publications/resources-and-education/teacher-resources/consumer-stuff-for-kids-a-teaching-and-learning-resource.pdf
Year 5/6 One Hen: Microfinance for kids
https://www.onehen.org/resources.html
This is an interactive resource that explores small enterprise microfinance and basic principles of business, with an emphasis on food and fibre industries around the world. It is based on the children's book 'One hen', which tells the story of a boy from Ghana who uses microfinance to help him establish a farm and support his family. The resource contains videos, quizzes and games, as well as lesson plans, information and materials for teachers and parents. It also provides information about real loans supporting microentrepreneurs around the world and contains many external links.
Click on the image above for some lesson ideas based on the Lorax and consumerism.
The Lorax could also be read and viewed to discuss the sustainable practices of business. The Lorax was Dr. Seuss' personal favourite of his books. He was able to create something regarding economic and environmental issues without it being dull. "The Lorax," he once explained, "came out of my being angry. In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might".
The Lorax could also be read and viewed to discuss the sustainable practices of business. The Lorax was Dr. Seuss' personal favourite of his books. He was able to create something regarding economic and environmental issues without it being dull. "The Lorax," he once explained, "came out of my being angry. In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might".
Year 6
This is a unit of work integrating aspects of the year 6 mathematics, English, geography, and economics and business curriculums around planning a nature fun park. The unit is intended to take about eight hours. It consists of eight sets of student activities supported by teacher notes, including mapping, holding discussions, choosing which facilities to include in their park, designing an environmentally friendly attraction, using budget and cost sheets, creating a profit, and giving an oral presentation. The resource also provides extension activities, assessment tasks, a profit calculator, worksheets, cheque templates, cue cards, and links to digital resources.
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The kid's guide to business: Jeff M Brown
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-kids-guide-to-business/id779213382?mt=11
This book provides a kid-friendly approach to introduce, prepare, and launch kids into business. Kids take steps to develop a business and are easily engaged in business as they explore business basics and advanced business principles using the lemonade stand business case. Many business principles are taught from this simple business model of a roadside kiosk. The author acts as a business advisor, helping kids explore business ideas, learn business principles, develop skills, and gain valuable experience, while discovering and preparing for business. This book will be most effective with the assistance of an adult.
Social Studies for Kids (http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htm). This site shows children how to organize a business. Links include making a budget, changes in money, and how he internet has affected economics.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-kids-guide-to-business/id779213382?mt=11
This book provides a kid-friendly approach to introduce, prepare, and launch kids into business. Kids take steps to develop a business and are easily engaged in business as they explore business basics and advanced business principles using the lemonade stand business case. Many business principles are taught from this simple business model of a roadside kiosk. The author acts as a business advisor, helping kids explore business ideas, learn business principles, develop skills, and gain valuable experience, while discovering and preparing for business. This book will be most effective with the assistance of an adult.
Social Studies for Kids (http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economics.htm). This site shows children how to organize a business. Links include making a budget, changes in money, and how he internet has affected economics.
Year 7
This is a year 7 mathematics unit of work about using comparative shopping strategies to spend less. Intended to take about ten hours, the unit explores grocery and mobile phone spending and other areas of potential reduction chosen by the student. It consists of five sets of student tasks supported by teacher notes. Tasks include comparing and discussing prices; calculating unit prices and mobile phone costs; reading and discussing articles on phone plan data costs; calculating data downloads; writing a money-saving strategy; and preparing a poster. The resource provides assessment tasks and summative assessment criteria, worksheets, and links to websites and digital resources.
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Hands
on Banking Interactive for Teens http://www.handsonbanking.org/htdocs/en/t/Interactive
game for adolescent students around banking.
Year 7 Scootle Start a business interactive
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L3233/index.html
Start up a retail business at a given location. Choose a shop type such as sports, electronics or clothes. Investigate the spending habits of local people and the location of competitors. Choose the type of business most likely to succeed. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.
Café Consultant
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L3234/index.html
Test market demand for a café business. Survey customers and record their preferences for menu items, opening hours, look and feel. Identify the business choices most likely to succeed. For example, open a bright and funky café at dinner time serving omelettes, muffins and stir-fry dishes. Look closely at sales figures and make adjustments. This learning object is the first in a series of three objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
Business Terminology
http://www.teachingkidsbusiness.com/resource-center-terminology.htm
Year 7/8 MoneySmart Consumer Rights Interactive
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/mst-digital-resources/consumer-rights/index.html
Entrepreneurship with kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_bmszwaEHk
Shark Tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFShW-qxPM4 Published on Oct 25, 2012 This season of ABC's Shark Tank features some pretty incredible, young, entrepreneurs. Check out their pitches and how they handle the Sharks!
The ten myths of entrepreneurship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8gRkJ9cnzo
Kidpreneur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8lUtG5wXXI
Club Kidpreneur is a website that kids can go to to help build a business, you get free business cards, certificates and can use the site to keep a track of your profit your kids business is making.
Kiva
http://www.kiva.org/about
Kiva is a non profit organisation with a mission to connect people through alleviating poverty through lending.
Biz Kids The place where kids learn about business
http://bizkids.com/
Our Biz Kid$ Basics collection is your launching pad to success! Learn quick tips about budgeting, credit, taxes, saving, and more. These core episodes will turn you into a Biz Kid in no time!
The Mint: Fun Financial activities for kids
http://www.themint.org/
Go shopping? Watch movies? Play video games? Listen to music? Go out to eat with friends? Give money to people in need? Or maybe someday, would you like to drive your very own car?
To do a lot of things we love, we almost always need to use money.
Excursions/Guest speaker
Northern Futures Career service provide leadership in providing a professional career platform for the region. Through its Career Workforce Development Centre at Salisbury, Elizabeth and Tea Tree Gully, Northern Futures has a proven track record in helping people find and unleash their potential. This empowers people to seek further education, training or employment.
Moneysmart
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/families/teaching-kids-about-money this website includes useful videos and explains the concept of invisible money.
Year 7 Scootle Start a business interactive
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L3233/index.html
Start up a retail business at a given location. Choose a shop type such as sports, electronics or clothes. Investigate the spending habits of local people and the location of competitors. Choose the type of business most likely to succeed. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.
Café Consultant
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L3234/index.html
Test market demand for a café business. Survey customers and record their preferences for menu items, opening hours, look and feel. Identify the business choices most likely to succeed. For example, open a bright and funky café at dinner time serving omelettes, muffins and stir-fry dishes. Look closely at sales figures and make adjustments. This learning object is the first in a series of three objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
Business Terminology
http://www.teachingkidsbusiness.com/resource-center-terminology.htm
Year 7/8 MoneySmart Consumer Rights Interactive
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/mst-digital-resources/consumer-rights/index.html
Entrepreneurship with kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_bmszwaEHk
Shark Tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFShW-qxPM4 Published on Oct 25, 2012 This season of ABC's Shark Tank features some pretty incredible, young, entrepreneurs. Check out their pitches and how they handle the Sharks!
The ten myths of entrepreneurship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8gRkJ9cnzo
Kidpreneur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8lUtG5wXXI
Club Kidpreneur is a website that kids can go to to help build a business, you get free business cards, certificates and can use the site to keep a track of your profit your kids business is making.
Kiva
http://www.kiva.org/about
Kiva is a non profit organisation with a mission to connect people through alleviating poverty through lending.
Biz Kids The place where kids learn about business
http://bizkids.com/
Our Biz Kid$ Basics collection is your launching pad to success! Learn quick tips about budgeting, credit, taxes, saving, and more. These core episodes will turn you into a Biz Kid in no time!
The Mint: Fun Financial activities for kids
http://www.themint.org/
Go shopping? Watch movies? Play video games? Listen to music? Go out to eat with friends? Give money to people in need? Or maybe someday, would you like to drive your very own car?
To do a lot of things we love, we almost always need to use money.
Excursions/Guest speaker
Northern Futures Career service provide leadership in providing a professional career platform for the region. Through its Career Workforce Development Centre at Salisbury, Elizabeth and Tea Tree Gully, Northern Futures has a proven track record in helping people find and unleash their potential. This empowers people to seek further education, training or employment.
Moneysmart
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/families/teaching-kids-about-money this website includes useful videos and explains the concept of invisible money.
Counting Money
www.dbcapitalsolutions.com/counting-money-teaching-kids-how-to-count-money/ this website has been created by a member of the Brenham Community Centre Youth Group in Texas. Her work provides practical information about 'teaching kids how to count money'.
www.dbcapitalsolutions.com/counting-money-teaching-kids-how-to-count-money/ this website has been created by a member of the Brenham Community Centre Youth Group in Texas. Her work provides practical information about 'teaching kids how to count money'.
Neat tools for start ups
https://www.hipb2b.com/20-powerful-tools-assist-startup/
Hi Economics and Business,
My name is Amy and I volunteer with students in a Junior Achievement program! We're doing a project where the kids will be starting a mock business. We came across your page http://economicsandbusiness.weebly.com/links-to-useful-resources.html while looking for a unique web page with helpful information for our project! We wanted to share an article with you that two of my girls found that has some really neat tools for the startups and the Internet - https://www.hipb2b.com/20-powerful-tools-assist-startup/
I suggested that the girls share this with you because it is had such great information, most of which we don't know what to do with, but I want to get the girls involved in helping others and I thought having them share this with you was a great way to do that! I want to show them that by reaching out and simply asking others, things can be accomplished that the girls might not otherwise think can. I believe that this will serve them well in the future!
Would you please add a link to the web page they found to your web page? They will be so excited to see that they helped make a difference and we also hope that your other visitors will find it very interesting too. I also don't think it hurt that I promised the whole group a pizza day if you added it! Please let me know if you’d be willing!
https://www.hipb2b.com/20-powerful-tools-assist-startup/
Hi Economics and Business,
My name is Amy and I volunteer with students in a Junior Achievement program! We're doing a project where the kids will be starting a mock business. We came across your page http://economicsandbusiness.weebly.com/links-to-useful-resources.html while looking for a unique web page with helpful information for our project! We wanted to share an article with you that two of my girls found that has some really neat tools for the startups and the Internet - https://www.hipb2b.com/20-powerful-tools-assist-startup/
I suggested that the girls share this with you because it is had such great information, most of which we don't know what to do with, but I want to get the girls involved in helping others and I thought having them share this with you was a great way to do that! I want to show them that by reaching out and simply asking others, things can be accomplished that the girls might not otherwise think can. I believe that this will serve them well in the future!
Would you please add a link to the web page they found to your web page? They will be so excited to see that they helped make a difference and we also hope that your other visitors will find it very interesting too. I also don't think it hurt that I promised the whole group a pizza day if you added it! Please let me know if you’d be willing!
8 Most Effective B2B Lead generation methods
https://www.hipb2b.com/library/8-most-effective-b2b-lead-generation-methods.html
Thank you to Katie Kress for finding the following article - suited to high school/university students or new business start ups.
My name is Katie and I'm currently working on getting my bachelor’s degree. I’m writing a paper about marketing and I came across an article that I think can help a lot of people. It's about lead generation and it teaches business about things that they can do to reach customers .
When I saw your webpage I thought you may find it interesting, too.
https://www.hipb2b.com/library/8-most-effective-b2b-lead-generation-methods.html
Thank you to Katie Kress for finding the following article - suited to high school/university students or new business start ups.
My name is Katie and I'm currently working on getting my bachelor’s degree. I’m writing a paper about marketing and I came across an article that I think can help a lot of people. It's about lead generation and it teaches business about things that they can do to reach customers .
When I saw your webpage I thought you may find it interesting, too.
Coupon Follow
Thank you to Peyton for finding the following resource to add to the page. We hope everyone finds it useful! And good luck with earning your 'financial badge' with the scouts.
couponfollow.com/research/kids-and-money
couponfollow.com/research/kids-and-money