Money Matters

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11) Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Social Studies

Global Goals:

8: Decent Work & Economic Growth; 10: Reduced Inequalities

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

Project Description:

Money Matters is an ongoing project where students are able to get into conversation about money, learn some facts about history of money and about money in other countries, discuss students pocket money and proverbs about money, develop critical thinking skills, make media products about money. Students are invited to tell about the history of money in their own countries, to take pictures of money and describe them, to write what is represented on their coins and banknotes. Students will discuss their pocket money and search and explain the meaning of the proverbs about money and illustrate the proverbs. Students search interesting facts about money and share with their partners and they are able to get into conversation about earning money.

When is the project most active?

September – December

Length of time to complete project:

6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Natasha Belozorovich, belozorovich@gmail.com

Facilitator country:

Belarus

Project Phases:

Engagement of all the participants into collaborative work at projects and programs to discuss different side of money matters in different countries, to stimulate the students to learn more about money in their native countries and countries all over the world.

Participants learn more about history of the money and about money matters in their native countries and in countries all over the world, they to compare the use of pocket money in different countries and express how do they understand some of the proverbs about money and illustrate them. Also all the participants are suggested to make a film and other media works about the value of money, to design a currency.