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Running for U - 5k Run/Walk for Union County Teachers
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, runners and walkers will take to the streets of Historic Downtown Monroe to show their support of Union County teachers. All proceeds from this event will go to UCPS teachers through the classroom mini-grant program administered by the Union County Education Foundation. These mini-grants help our teachers purchase items for use in their classrooms.
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Economics in Second Grade
In second grade, our curriculum has a unit on economics. Our students learn concepts such as: producers and consumers, goods and services, wants and needs, and supply and demand. At PRES our students not only learn the concepts, they practice them. Each student is responsible to produce either goods or services to run a business in the classroom. Our students are very creative and have businesses that include candy shops, desk cleaners, pencil sharpeners, tattoos, selling art work, and nail salons. Every week for a month, the students open those businesses to their classmates. It is their own responsibility to keep up with their income. We use fake money and everyone starts out with the same amount. The students are also charged taxes each week just like in the real world. They also may choose to “shop” where they learn to be a consumer and how to manage their money. They see concepts like...
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