Link to British Columbia Health Curriculum:

• C1 – factors (including media and peer) that influence personal health decisions
• C2 – describe strategies for attaining and maintaining physical, emotional, and social health during puberty and adolescence

Link to the New Learning Standards:

• Identify and apply strategies to pursue personal healthy-living goals

Brief Overview of the Lesson:

In this activity, students will come up with their own personal values and determine how money relates to these values. They will also decorate a “value themed” piggy bank.

Estimated Time Required for Implementation:

One class period

Materials Needed:

• Copies of the Money Student Handout, magazines and newspapers, jars or tins, and a variety of art supplies

Suggested Implementation Strategy:

• Download the complete lesson and student handout at :
  http://www.makeitcountonline.ca/csa/instructors/pdf/CSA-Teacher-Guide_en/CSA_English_money.pdf

Options for Consideration:

• The teacher may ask the students ahead of time to bring in from home a glass jar or tin, some magazines and any other craft supplies.
• Instead of making a “piggy bank,” the students may be asked to make a paper collage that reflects their values.

Extended Learning Opportunities:

• See “Extension” in the lesson plan.

Articles:

• http://www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca/Eng/forConsumers/lifeEvents/teachingChildren/Pages/home-accueil.aspx
  Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
• http://middleearthnj.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/teaching-values-to-teens/
  Teaching Values to Teens
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/06/teenagers-value-the-simple-things
  Teenagers value the simple things in life