JA More Than Money®
Classroom Based
After School
Virtual
Pillars of Student Success
Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:
-- Identify the role of money in everyday life.
-- Think like entrepreneurs and identify a small business they can start.
-- Learn the basic steps of starting a business.
-- Consider the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money.
-- Explore the opportunities of global markets.
JA More than Money is recommended for students in grades 3-5. This learning experience offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout. Spanish translation is available for JA More Than Money.
JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.
Program Concepts
Advertising, bank account, business, business loan, business plan, consumer, deposit, earn, employee, entrepreneur, ethics, expenses, exports, financial institutions, goods and services, identify personal interests and goals, imports, income, market research, money, money management, opportunity cost, profit, skills, withdrawal, work environmentSkills Students Learn
- Ask relevant questions and listen for information
- comparing and contrasting
- computation
- consider how to turn ideas into realities
- consider personal traits and interests
- deductive reasoning
- empathy
- following directions
- matching and classifying
- presentation
- problem solving
- reading and following directions
- self-employed
- teamwork
- think and work cooperatively
- think critically
- use vocabulary in a meaningful way
Virtual Implementation
Remote classroom is available for JA More Than MoneyProgram Resources
Alignment with State and National Standards
Common Core Standards
For those states that follow common core standards, Junior Achievement's curricula have been reviewed for alignment with these standards! Learn more by selecting the appropriate grade level below.
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National Standards
While educational standards are determined primarily at the state level, many national standards serve as guidelines for the development of these state standards. See how Junior Achievement curricula align with the national standards listed below.
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State Standards
Junior Achievement curricula are created to align with state standards. To see how our programs align with your state's standards, explore the options below.
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Scope and Sequence
Junior Achievement learning experiences cover financial literacy, career and work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Our extensive scope and sequence helps explain how our programs cover these subjects at various grade levels.
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4) Empower Students with Standards-Based Education
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