Oct. 14, 2009: Banking on the Fed

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Activities:

1. Make your own dollar bill. Draw your face in the middle. Design the rest of the bill.

2. Circle three things you can afford in newspaper ads. Circle three things that cost too much.

3. Find different ways people can spend money in the newspaper, such as go to a movie, rent a car, buy a new jacket, etc.

4. Circle newspaper ads for local banks. What do the banks say in their ads?

5. Interview family members and friends. Ask them if they prefer to use cash, checks or cards. Why? Write a paragraph discussing what you learn from the interviews.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Money is useful primarily because it can be used to buy goods and services. (Economics: Role of Money)
  
  (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)