Grade 3-5
A Region's Market
Farmers and ranchers run small businesses too. Figure out which farmer in the region did the best job of making a profit on his produce.
Res_Elem_A Region's Market.pdfAnswer Key
Res_Elem_A Region's Market-AK.pdfBank Teller Computations
Help the bank teller count out money by solving these problems.
JA_Elementary_Bank_Teller_Computations.pdfAnswer Key
JA_Elememtary_Bank_Teller_Computations_AnswerKey.pdfBe an Engineer
Create a robot using STEM skills
JA_Elementary_Be_an_Engineer.pdfCareer Types
Compare different types of careers and match job descriptions to the career types.
JA_Elementary_Career_Types.pdfCareer Quest flier
What interests you and why do you enjoy it? Learn about yourself and the careers and careers clusters that best suit your interests and abilities in this printable flier.
JA_Elem_Career_Quest.pdfCareers with a Purpose
Do you like to work with your hands? Invent things? Work out things in your head? Think about the kinds of jobs an entrepreneur needs to have done to get his product on the market, then go to a government website on careers and do some research about the kind of jobs that would be good for you.
JA_Elementary_Careers_with_a_Purpose.pdf
Choosing a Financial Institution
Help customers find the financial institution that meets their needs.
JA_Elementary_Choose_Financial_Institute.pdfCompare and Contrast Payment Methods
Compare different ways people pay for things they want and need.
JA_Elementary_Compare_Payment_Methods.pdfCompound Interest
Are you confused about compound interest? Use play money or another token to find out how much the bank would pay you in interest.
JA_Elementary_Compound_Interest.pdfAnswer Key
JA_Elementary_Compound_Interest_AK.pdfExtended Learning Opportunity: Be an Architect
Be an architect for a day. Build a model of a bridge that might one day support your family as you drive across it. Use paper and tape to build a bridge between two chairs without it touching the floor. Test it out by putting objects of different weights on it. Redesign if needed!
Get and Keep the Job
Learn about resumes and how invention ideas can become big business.
res_elem_Get and Keep the Job.pdfGlobal Connections
Have you ever been told you are "all over the map"? Learn about some international careers and places.
JA_Elem_Global Connections.pdfJohn's Shopping Day
Do you like to shop? Help John choose what to buy on this shopping trip.
JA_Elementary_John's_Shopping_Day.pdfHistory of Prices
Why is all the toilet paper disappearing off the shelves? Find out more about how people's needs and desires affect the pricing of goods, and how that has had an effect on history.
JA_Elem_History_of_Prices.pdfInterest in Your Favor
Discover how investing money in an interest-bearing savings account can help people buy big-ticket items.
JA_Elementary_Interest_in_Your_Favor.pdfJunior Achievement $ave, USA
We know it can be tough to speak to or teach your kids about money-management issues. We hope that you find these lessons helpful with those conversations!
Letters to the Editor
Learn how to write a letter to the editor and have it included in the newspaper.
JA_Elementary_Letters_to_the_Editor.pdfMoney Tracker and Bingo
How do you keep track of the money you have in a bank? You use a money tracker of course! Learn how to use a money tracker with this video. Play Bingo and keep track of the money in your Money Tracker worksheet.
JA_Elementary_Money_Tracker.pdfJA_Elementary_Bingo.pdfMy Business Costs
Explore the costs of running a business and learn how a business sets prices.
JA_Elementary_My_Business_Costs.pdfMy Entrepreneurial Traits
Learn about the traits of an entrepreneur and decide if you have them.
JA_Elementary_My_Entrepreneur_Traits_Card.pdfMy Interests
What are you interested in? What do you enjoy doing? Complete this checklist to discover how your interests could turn into business ideas.
JA_Elementary_My_Interests.pdfOne Million
Discover how quickly money (even pennies) can grow!
JA_Elementary_One_Million.pdfAnswer Key
JA_Elementary_One_Million_AK.pdfNeeds and Wants
Discover the difference between needs and wants and how to assess their importance to you.
JA_Elementary_Needs_and_Wants.pdfRobo Sellers Video Flyer
Fly your ship through the universe collecting and selling robot parts to start your own robot business. Play this online game to become a robot merchant and make a tidy profit.
JA_Elementary_Robosellers.pdfSavings Plan, Inquiry-Based Lesson
Discover how investing money in an interest-bearing savings account can help a person buy big-ticket items sooner.
JA_Elementary_Savings_Plan.pdfScience Means Business
Do you like to invent things? Read about four inventors who turned their ideas into products and their products into successful businesses. Then think of an invention that would make the life of your family or community better.
JA_Elementary_Science_Means_Business.pdfSTEMBOT - JA Website
Learn about STEM careers and practice STEM skills while solving puzzles and playing games.
The Debit Card Transaction
How does a debit card work? Follow the steps to learn how the bank gets your money to the store.
JA_Elementary_Debit_Card.pdfThe Money Jar Podcasts
Are you curious about careers, money issues, or entrepreneurship, and looking for something a little different? A podcast series from Junior Achievement Radio asks the questions families and kids care about by interviewing people with the right expertise. For details about the podcast series, download the accompanying overview document.
JA_HighSchool_The_Money_Jar_Podcasts.pdfThe Money JAR Series List.pdf
What Is Free Enterprise?
What is free entreprise and why does it matter? Learn how the free enterprise system affects all of us.
JA_Elementary_Free_Enterprise.pdfWord Search
I spy, through my little eye, words about the economy! Do a fun word search to practice new vocabulary.
JA_Elementary_Word_Search.pdfAnswer Key
JA_Elementary_Word_Search_AnswerKey.pdfWristband Mania
Even smart second graders can invent something and start a business. Read about Audrey McCain's "Eraselet" wristband and see if you can invent a wristband of your own.
JA_Elementary_Wristband_Mania.pdf