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Programs for Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5:
Ourselves - uses compelling stories read aloud by the volunteer along with hands-on activities to demonstrate helping, working, earning and saving.
Our Families - emphasizes the roles people play in the local economy and engages students with activities about needs, wants, jobs, tools and skills, and interdependence.
Our Community - explores the interdependent roles of workers in a community, the work they perform, and how communities work.
Our City - studies careers, the skills people need to work in those careers, and how businesses contribute to a city.
Our Region - introduces the relationship between the natural, human, and capital resources found in different regions and explores regional businesses that produce goods and services for consumers.
Our Nation - examines how businesses operate in the US. Students role play business ownership, interview for jobs, and learn different methods of production while exploring various economic issues that impact business.
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