Case 13 of 20 · Financial & Real Life Thinking

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Starting a Business (for Kids!)

🔎Case Brief #13

🐖 Piggy Bank Math: You save 1 coin Monday, 1 coin Tuesday, 1 coin Wednesday.

🎯 Your mission

Pick a side and defend it.

⚡ The twist

Cheapest now isn't cheapest over time.

What You'll Learn

🪙 Let's Think & Play! Do a little thinking dance! 💃🕺 Today's adventure: entrepreneurial thinking! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Entrepreneurial thinking

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Think About This

🐖 Piggy Bank Math: You save 1 coin Monday, 1 coin Tuesday, 1 coin Wednesday. How many coins by Friday? Count on your fingers!

Thinking Steps

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👀 Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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🤔 Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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✋ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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⭐ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

Master entrepreneurial thinking

Apply financial & real life thinking in real situations

Build habits of financial & real life thinking

Key Vocabulary

Need

Something you MUST have — like food and water

Save

Keeping something for later instead of using it now

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you share snacks with friends, you're learning about fairness and giving — that's real-life money thinking! 🍪

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about entrepreneurial thinking? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Lemonade stand: what first?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Compare two similar products and find the real difference.

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For the dinner table

“What would you do with $10 you had to spend today?”

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