Bringing Economic Vocabulary to Life Through Video Posters

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 Bringing Economic Vocabulary to Life Through Video Posters

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

The goal of this lesson is to introduce the academic vocabulary of economics and financial literacy through children's books. In Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon, there are a variety of economics and financial literacy vocabulary words embedded in the text, which involve a school fundraiser. Through a think-aloud read-aloud, the lesson will illustrate how to introduce key economic concepts/vocabulary through the story. Students use puppets to conduct interviews about economics vocabulary in the story and then create vocabulary cards. As a final project, they create video posters, using either PowerPoint or Glogster.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
6. Use visual aids and technology in oral presentations to present key ideas and details about a text or conversation, and add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
18. Use dictionary definitions and information found within the text to help determine meaning of unfamiliar or multi-meaning words.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
19. Identify new vocabulary and the use of word meanings in text to establish real-life connections.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
13. Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge.

a. Make connections to a word's structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and orthography of the word to aid learning.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
9. Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.
Tags: Babymouse Cupcake Tycoon, Cube Creator, interviews, Jennifer Holm, presentation, project, puppets, read aloud, think aloud, vocabulary
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Author: Cassie Raulston