Agenda for the Week of April 13-17

**Reminder: Highlighted items need to be completed for credit by the end of the week. Note: Lessons may be completed daily or throughout the week.

Math concept: Financial Literacy

Monday: Watch Brainpop (www.brainpop.com) Username: Crestlab Password: Brainpop

Go to Social Studies section; then click Economics; and find Video Title: Supply and Demand.

• Take the easy or hard quiz as one of the activities but does not need to be emailed back to the teacher.

• Review math vocabulary on the Parent/Student page. (Optional) students can create flash cards using index cards, notebook paper, or the sheet provided.

*Talk about money (financial literacy); why it is important, spending and saving, what stores do to merchandise

when they are trying to get rid of it (sale), or what companies do to the price of merchandise when it is in high

demand (cost more money).

Tuesday: Online lesson using online textbooks

• Go to Pearland ISD website, student tab, online textbooks tab which is on the left side of screen), HMH Think Central, student logs in with normal student # and DOB OR HMH Textbooks (ThinkCentral)

• Go to “Things to Do”, then Complete “20.2 Cost of Resources” online lesson.

• For more: Go to “My Library” (on the left), then “Student Edition eBook, G3” to complete pages 667-670 (either print pages using PDF option or view pages using HTML5 eBook option and write answers on

paper) OR complete independent pages if needed pg. 671-672.

Wednesday: Online lesson using online textbooks • Login to HMH Textbooks (ThinkCentral) same as Tuesday’s lesson

• Go to “Things to Do”, then Complete “20.1 Making an Income” online lesson.

• For more: Go to “My Library” (on the left), then “Student Edition eBook, G3” to complete pages 661-664 (either print pages using PDF option or view pages using HTML5 eBook option and write answers on

paper) OR complete independent pages if needed pg. 665-666.

Thursday: Watch Brainpop Jr. (www.brainpopjr.com) Username: Crestlab Password: Brainpop

Go to Social Studies section; then click Economics; and find Video Title: Saving and Spending.

• Quizizz Review: Students can login to https://quizizz.com/join using the code: ___451567______ anytime throughout the week to take the online review quiz. Please make sure your child puts

his/her full name when logging in. *No nicknames please • Complete “Spending Decisions” *see attached activity (answers can be written on notebook paper)

Friday: review

• Complete Nearpod lesson using self-paced lesson code: ____OXYKD_______

Nearpod can be accessed by going to www.nearpod.com; enter code under student. Please have your child enter

his/her first and last name. *No nicknames please

*Students can do Nearpod anytime; however, student must complete the lesson for credit.

http://www.brainpop.com/https://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/301#tchttps://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/301#tchttp://www.brainpopjr.com/https://quizizz.com/joinhttp://www.nearpod.com/

Financial Literacy (parent/student page)

Vocabulary Words:

Human capital knowledge and skills of people (makes people more valuable in their job)

Labor work a person does

Income/salary money a person receives from doing their job

Resources (good/service) something that is produced and used

Supply the amount of resources (good/service) that are sold to consumers (people)

Demand how much consumers wants the resources (good/service)

Scarcity shortness of supply (hard to find items (rare) can cost more $)

Borrow/loan to receive money or goods with the intention of returning it

Lender a person or place (Bank) who gives money or items on the condition to be

paid back

Credit the lending of money, goods, or services from a lender with the condition that it

will be paid back (often with additional

interest)

Interest additional money added to borrowed money that is paid back to a lender

Savings plan a way to help you save money regularly so you can reach goals

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Social Studies:

Monday: Advancements in technology, medicine, and communication Online lesson using online textbooks *Best with Explorer or Firefox; see link for assistance if needed.

• Go to Pearland ISD website, student tab, online textbooks tab which is on the left side of screen), Pearson Textbooks, student logs in with normal student # and DOB OR https://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/301#pearson

• Click on “My World Social Studies Building Our Communities Texas Grade 3”.

• Click on “Classes” or Assignments

• Under Assignments, click on Lesson 3: “New Ways to Communicate” and complete the reading and activity.

• If your child would prefer the text read out loud, click on the right side of Lesson 3 where it says, “Student eText with Audio”, then click at the top Chapter 6 icon, then Lesson 3 icon. Your child can then hit the

speaker and it will read each page aloud.

Troubleshooting link to access Pearson Textbook:

https://pisd-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/hayc_pearlandisd_org/Ea5Q289vT31Cky4Sx8wk25kBJDCM-

ZDBgu08lD7zgcReeg?e=Vd7S7x

Tuesday: Watch Brainpop Jr. (www.brainpopjr.com) Username: Crestlab Password: Brainpop

Go to Arts & Technology section; click Technology; find Video Title: Transportation.

• Take easy/hard quiz as one of the activities but does not need to be emailed back to the teacher.

Wednesday:

• Read article: “Success in Science and Technology” and answer the question. *see attached activity

• A QR code is available to read the article out loud for your child. This can be done using i-nigma app or by

placing your camera to take a picture.

Thursday:

• Watch YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLPnOoeOeM

• Discuss how the telephone has changed over time. Optional: Try creating a “string phone” using two disposable cups, paperclips, and a string/yarn.

Here’s what to do:

1. Make a small hole in the center of the base of both cups. 2. Gently push the string/yarn through each of the holes. 3. Tie off the string/yarn with a paperclip. The paperclip should be on the inside of the cups. 4. Pull the cups apart so that in each cup the paperclip rests flat on the base of the cup. 5. Take one cup, give the other to a friend, and walk away from each other (remember the string must be

tight).

6. Talk into the cup as the other person listens.

Friday: review

• Complete Nearpod introduction lesson using self-paced lesson code: RWTOH

Nearpod can be accessed by going to www.nearpod.com; then entering the code under student. Please have

your child enter his/her first and last name. *No nicknames please

**Students can do Nearpod anytime; however, student must complete lesson for credit.

https://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/301#pearsonhttps://pisd-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/hayc_pearlandisd_org/Ea5Q289vT31Cky4Sx8wk25kBJDCM-ZDBgu08lD7zgcReeg?e=Vd7S7xhttps://pisd-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/hayc_pearlandisd_org/Ea5Q289vT31Cky4Sx8wk25kBJDCM-ZDBgu08lD7zgcReeg?e=Vd7S7xhttp://www.brainpopjr.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLPnOoeOeMhttp://www.nearpod.com/

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Social Studies

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Directions (1-4): Look at each decision. Circle the answer that best applies.

1. Buying a new pair of shoes

a. income

b. spending

c. salary

2. Taking $5 each week out of your allowance and putting it into a piggy bank to buy a game later.

a. saving

b. income

c. spending

3. Making $150 a week from working at your job. a. income

b. spending

c. donating

4. Donating your money to an animal shelter to help with supplies. a. saving

b. earning

c. charitable giving

5. Emily has saved $15. She wants to buy a new cell phone in 6 weeks that will cost $75.

Which plan would help her reach her goal?

a. Save $10 each week for 6 weeks b. Spend the $15 she has saved, then start saving $6 each week for 6 weeks c. Save $7 each week for 6 weeks d. Spend $15 each week for 6 weeks

6. Which of the following is most likely to be an unplanned (not prepared for) expense?

a. paying for college

b. paying for groceries

c. paying to see a doctor when you are sick

d. paying for an expensive vacation trip to Disney World

7. Mike is saving money to buy a new scooter that all his friends have. Which of the following

best describes his reason to save his money?

a. to help others

b. to go on vacation

c. to save for college

d. to buy something he really wants

Math Spending Decisions

This material is subject to the copyright laws of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is for the use of students at Silvercrest

Elementary School only. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited.

Answer keys for pages 671-672 and 665-666