Money, Money, Money 6-pack Author: John Lockyer ISBN: 9780790322179 Copyright Date: 2005 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 5 Reading Level: U Strategy/Skill: Asking questions, Comprehension strategies, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Report Theme/Topic: Economics, History Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

Whether bartering goods, exchanging shells, or passing over paper bills, money has always been something that could be touched and handled.  This book looks at the history of money and how it is being replaced by plastic cards and Internet shopping.

Features of the Book

• Report with explanations
• Historical information
• Real-life examples
• Use of questions in headings

Purpose

Money, Money, Money can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• asking questions
• working out words from context
• examining how people have always traded goods and services, using barter or money
• understanding how the forms of money, and the way it is used, have changed over time

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