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Who Is Ben Bernanke?
This lesson introduces students to the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke. It describes briefly his involvement within the Federal R...
Grades 9-12
You're Going to College
The students will explore the costs and the benefits of going to college. They participate in a three-part game designed to help them understand the d...
Grades 6-8
Cowboy Bob Builds a Community
A cowboy rides into a ghost town and decides that it needs to be rebuilt. Students will select the necessary things that a town needs in order for it ...
Grades 3-5
The Mitten
This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow-white mittens. While the boy is outside playing, ...
Grades K-2
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