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Marketing 101
Marketing and Advertising need to work together to be successful. Marketing is everything it takes to get a product or service ready to sell and advertising is used to make our product or service known to our customers. This interactive learning activity provides students an opportunity to expand their vocabulary and enhance their financial literacy. The vocabulary terms and definitions are included below.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Setting Goals: Knowing Our Why
The primary goal of this lesson is to guide learners in the process of setting meaningful and achievable goals while emphasizing the importance of understanding their personal “why”. Through interactive activities and self-reflection, learners will develop the skills necessary to set goals aligned with their values and long-term vision.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Big or Small: Problems and Solutions
Learners will be empowered with the ability to recognize and categorize problems in their everyday lives based on the impact on their community, other people, and the environment. Recognizing problems as big and small is beneficial and helps learners develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of their roles in addressing issues within the community.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Who am I? Who are we?
The main objective of this lesson is to guide learners in understanding and identifying their passions, strengths, and skills. By exploring these elements, learners will gain insight into their unique abilities and interests, fostering self-awareness and paving the way for informed decision-making in their academic and personal lives.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Rent-Lease-Buy
This financial literacy-based learning activity explores how students can: compare the advantages and disadvantages of renting, leasing and buying while analyzing factors that influence their decision. This learning activity encompasses five components: Discussion, Activity, Extension, Collaborative Feedback, Pre and Post Assessment. It was created by FCNB in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship. New Brunswick high school teachers were selected for focus groups to pilot the resource with their students and gather feedback. A perfect example of provincial partnerships working with education to enhance the financial literacy knowledge of students in New Brunswick!
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
The Three Little Financial Pigs
Young learners will hear the classic “Three Little Pigs” story with a Financial Literacy twist! Adding and subtracting with Canadian money, learners will practice counting with a variety of bills and coins. Through hands-on building challenges, learners will also gain knowledge and explore the concepts of saving, spending, and investing with money.
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
Learning To Pitch An IDEA
Students to develop their ability to ‘pitch’ an idea to an audience. Participants have the opportunity to develop a plan to present an idea of their own making and present a pitch for a new and innovative product, service or venture. This lesson plan is designed to be used in classrooms to teach students persuasive writing and public speaking skills.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
Generating Ideas for Businesses and Projects
In this lesson students will identify their passions, interests, and future aspirations. Students will be encouraged to participate in class and small group discussions to share their interests and passions.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
‘Why Do We Buy Stuff?’
In this lesson students will learn about the two categories (emotional and rational purchases) of why people purchase products, enterprises, and services (PES).
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
Public Speaking Activities Kit
The activities and resources include a mixture of videos, individual, group, and class activities, to help keep all students interested and engaged as they learn effective public speaking skills. The following activities and resources have been created by the Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship and have previously used and well-received by students during Speaking with Confidence workshops that took place during the summer of 2022. The activities and resources are suitable for students of all age groups and abilities, including EAL students.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Grade 9
Plastic Reuse Project
In this activity, students will divert plastic from the landfill or a recycling bin and turn it into a sellable product. Students will explore issues with plastic recycling and contemplate how to help solve environmental issues.
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
Income Visualizer
In this activity, students will use an online application to visualize their income taxes using the gross income of their dream career. The application shows calculations for the Canada pension plan, employment insurance, deductions, taxable and net income, along with provincial and federal taxes using tax bracket data.
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- Grade 9
- Grade 10