Module 32: Saving Money- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to make observations about money-saving behaviors, summarize how saving for a purchase occurs over time, and draw conclusions about why people save money in the local bank.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 How to Save
  1. Make observations about money-saving behaviors.
2 Saving for a Big Purchase
  1. Summarize how saving for a purchase occurs over time.
3 Bank Savings Account
  1. Draw conclusions about why people save money in the local bank.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
saving
money
behaviors
purchase
local
bank
savings account
interest

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 How to Save 5 Money-Saving Behaviors Assignment
2 Saving for a Big Purchase 5 My Savings Assignment
3 Bank Savings Account 5 Why Save? Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 How to Save After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain ways to save money.
2 Saving for a Big Purchase After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain why saving for a big purchase takes time.
3 Bank Savings Account After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the purpose of a bank and having a savings account.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
How to Save
  1. How do you save money?
Saving for a Big Purchase
  1. Why does it take time to save for a big purchase?
Bank Savings Account
  1. Why do people save money in the bank?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing