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5.2.2 Describe the importance of earning an income and managing personal finances.

To gain interest and have fun with the lesson I will toss fresh bread made at our local flowers food factory to students who answer correct questions about our local companies. I will then give out tasty cakes, made by flowers foods, as grand prizes for finding and e-mailing the stock prices to me. We will discuss the importance of buying local products.

Math and Literacy across the curriculum

Student will research the following companies: Flowers Foods, Future Fuel, Walmart, General Electric. Next students will discuss the company with a classmate. Then students will write a complete paragraph about the company answering the following questions in the paragraph: Flowers Foods, Future Fuel Corporation, Walmart Corporation, General Electric

1. What is the corporation?

2. What is the price of its stock?

3. What does the company do to make money?

4. What is the ticker symbol for the company?

5. Where is the corporation located?

Students will then choose one or more of the companies to invest $8000. Students will be able to buy and sell stock in one or more of the following four companies: Flowers Foods, Future Fuel, Walmart, General Electric

Students will learn to buy low and sell high. To continue to buy and sell stock students will use math skills and research skills. This activity will be carried out throughout the semester. I will act as the class discount broker. Some students will be motivated to research stock of companies they are interested in learning about on their own. Hopefully students will save some of every paycheck and invest it in good solid stocks or mutual funds.