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Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry

Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry

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Cookies in math class? Absolutely! This fun and engaging hands-on activity will get your students excited about doing math. Students will be designing their perfect cookie within the limits of a budget. They will be filling out order forms for cookies, candy and frosting then designing and drawing their final product. This fun activity seamlessly ties in important concepts in math, specifically, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with money, and attributes of geometric shapes. This lesson is divided into grades…

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5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

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Turns out, we can actually teach in a way that’s compatible with our brain.   And when we do, interest level increases, retention improves, and confidence builds all leading to more complex learning.  That’s the conclusion of decades of research about how our brain works. The good news is, brain-compatible teaching is not that difficult to do.  It all begins with designing an effective learning environment.  Here are 5 easy steps you can take to create an environment conducive to…

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The Young Investor, Projects and Activities for Making Your Money Grow – A Review

The Young Investor, Projects and Activities for Making Your Money Grow – A Review

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Ryan had a race this past weekend just east of Los Angeles.   It was a 7-hour drive and the perfect opportunity for me to use my passenger time to review The Young Investor, Projects and Activities for Making Your Money Grow by Katherine R. Bateman. I was interested in reading the book because I am a big believer in exposing kids to ways to make their money grow.  Early elementary kids should open a savings account at a bank…

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How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

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This is Ryan right before he left to go on his first interview for a busboy position at the local sandwich shop.  He was nervous.  Very nervous.  I knew he would be, so a few days before the interview we began role-playing.  I wanted him to feel comfortable and confident that he was qualified for the job. Although it’s always hard to know exactly what questions are going to be asked during an interview, there tend to be some standard…

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Oil. It’s Important.

Oil. It’s Important.

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My niece stopped by for a quick visit on her way through to Burning Man.  She was driving my sister’s 2003 Honda Accord. “Yup, it’s my car now,” my niece smiled. I knew she had been having problems with her 1993 Toyota Tercel .  But I didn’t know what the problems were. “So what happened to your car?” I asked. “I ran out of oil.” Really?  That’s what the problem was?  Not an old transmission or faulty spark plugs?  But…

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