Program Overview
JA Our City®️ featuring Cha-Ching™ introduces students to financial literacy and learning objectives for social studies, including how people manage their money and the importance of economic exchange within a city. Dr. Alice Wilder, an award-winning expert on childhood learning (Blue's Clues, SUPER WHY, Cha-Ching, Speakaboos, and Amazon Kids original programming), consulted on the learning experiences redevelopment.
Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:
Explain the choices people have with money.
Recognize methods of payment and whether they are readily visible or invisible.
Examine the importance of money to a city and its citizens.
Describe how entrepreneurial businesses meet the needs and wants of citizens.
JA Our City®️ featuring Cha-Ching introduces students to financial literacy and learning objectives for third–grade social studies, including how people manage their money and the importance of economic exchange within a city. (Grade 3)
Easily integrated curriculum that correlates to Iowa State Education Standards for social studies and 21st Century Skills, as well as math, language arts and economics.