Our Classroom Economic System

To better prepare my students for the real world, I use an economic system I observed from my former colleague, Rafe Esquith. Click the title above to see how it works. 

Classroom Job Application Form
Job Descriptions
Offer to Purchase Real Estate/Deed of Sale Form

Common Core State Standards for California (CCSS)

Here are the Common Core Language Arts Standards you will need to be able to do by the end of this year.

5th Grade CCSS

4th Grade CCSS

3rd Grade CCSS

Here are the Interdisciplinary Units for your Project Based Learning

Who Are We/Community

"Citizen Me" from www.iCivics.org
Digital Citizenship from Common Sense Media about internet safety www.CommonSense.org
Tech Citizen
Biography
www.biography.com
Projects for Ms. Habunal's Class

How the World Works

Electricity Video  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/electricity.html   Disasters and how you can help 
http://www.ready.gov/kids/games

Hurrianes
NASA on Hurricanes

Inventors and Inventions
African Americans in Science
National Inventors Hall of Fam
Ancient Inventions
Forgotten Inventors
U.S. Patent and Trademark for Kids
Zoom Inventors and Inventions

How We Organize Ourselves/
Money

Biz Kids Market Day
Field Trip to the Money Factory
Hands On Banking Program
History of Money
Making Money: Ka-Ching, Ka Ching
Saving Money
Spending Money Wisely

Projects Samples
Money Unit Anchor Activities/Project Due Dates

Current Events

LA Times for Kids
Time for Kids
National Geographic for Kids
Newsela.com

Exploration

Explore the Pre-historic Past from National Geographic
​Explore Awesome Places from National Geographic

Cultures

Myths
Listen to Greek Mythology read aloud stories from Storynory.com. 
Read about your Greek gods, demo-gods, and heroes from Mrdonn.com.

How We Can Preserve Our Heritage
The American Symbols
State Facts
The World Factbook
The Gold Rush
Cultures Before Us Anchor Activities/Projects 


Conservation


Los Angeles in the 1850s
http://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Plaza_of_LA.html

Articles on Overpopulation and World Hunger
Overpopulation
How Many?
Human Numbers Through Time
Kids Can Make a Difference
Slice of Life

Videos on Overpopulation and World Hunger
How to Feed 90 Million People
Water Conservation Video
World Food Programme
World Hunger Video Report from The Independent

Articles on Trash
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Recycling for Kids
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Biggest Landfill

Videos on Trash
Making Mountains Out of Landfills
Recycling and Energy Conservation
Sanitary Landfills: Definition and Solutions

Articles on Pollution
Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?
Pollution Quiz
Time for Kids mini site on environments (different articles)
Water Pollution
What is Air Pollution?