LEARNING EXPERIENCE BRIEF

JA Our City 1.0 ®

■ Financial Literacy
JA Our City introduces third-grade students
to financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and
grade-level social studies learning objectives,
including how people manage their money and JA’S TURN-KEY SOLUTION FOR
the importance of economic exchange within ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
a city. JA Our City 1.0 introduces the newest JA
character, Jade. Educators and volunteers will Join Junior Achievement’s national
enjoy the improvements to the Facilitator Guide, network of educators and volunteers to
helping them deliver each session with ease and help students in your community connect
confidence. the dots between what they learn in
school and the “business of life.” Help every
child gain an early start by being money
LEARNING EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS and work smart!
Personalized Service
• A flexible model designed to support multiple JA works to ensure that local educators
learning environments and volunteers come together to engage
• Five 45-minute sessions students. Combining personalized
• Experiential, engaging in-class activities that volunteer placement, educator
engagement, and standards-based
support learning objectives, including digital
curriculum at a local level provides
and physical board games, mapping activities,
service and support for each JA Learning
and role-plays
Experience.
• School-to-home activities that extend the
Comprehensive Training
lessons from the classroom to students’ families
JA staff offers training to ensure all
and their own communities
facilitators are comfortable working
• Elementary-appropriate content in financial with students using the digital assets
literacy with entrepreneurship woven and hands-on activities JA provides. JA
throughout training includes classroom management
• A fun sing-along video to get students up and techniques, how to understand and
deliver the JA curriculum, and tips for
moving in the classroom, while reinforcing
effective communication with students.
financial literacy concepts.
Make a Difference
JA Staff Follow-Up and Support Volunteers bring their experience into
the classroom, helping students feel
JA staff is available to answer your questions or make connected to their community. The time
suggestions about your JA Learning Experience. commitment is minimal compared to the
significant impact you make.

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CURRICULUM OUTLINE
1 Session One: My Money Choices
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Session Four: Money Flows in the City
Students learn about money Students discover that, in a thriving
management and the purpose of banks city, people, businesses, and the city
and credit unions. They practice personal government exchange money and make
money choices (earn, buy, save, give) money choices, including taxes. Taxes
while playing a board game. paid to the city buy things that benefit
everyone, like fire stations and schools.
2 Session Two: Many Ways to Pay
Students learn that people in a city use 5 Session Five: Let’s Build a City!
money to buy and sell goods and services. Students learn about different city zones.
During role-play, they choose some things They build a city and explore how a city
they would like to buy and discuss ways to helps everyone do more together than
pay for them. apart and how everyone has a part in
making the city thrive.
Session Three: Entrepreneurs in the City
3
Students learn that entrepreneurs start
businesses to provide goods and services
for people in the city. Entrepreneurs and
workers earn money from the businesses.
Students work together to create a
business plan.

Save the City Payment Methods Money Moves

JA Our City
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Facilitator Guide
Mid-Elementary Grades

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