Money: day to day

Children have to manage with money since they are very youngest, so, the best way to introduce them in this social magnitude is relating it with their daily live. Because of this, I would like to write this entry to expose some examples of different projects that we can carry out with our students in the school. 

In the second cycle, for example, a good project to do in the school could be to create a supermarket in the playground manage by the students. They could sell things that they create or establish a system to buy second hand things and resell it later. To do this, they could invent a new currency, so, in this way, we would be sure that they are acting with responsibility. In addition, to invent a new currency, they have to know their own very well.

In the third cycle, I believe that we could work the money doing a simulation of a trip planning. They have to take into account a lot of outlay and calculations, like the transport, the lodging, the visits, the food, etc. So, with this project, besides they learn to manage with money, they will learn to look for information and to select it. Finally, if somo project is very "realistic", the prize could be to make this trip like a final course trip.