Scope and sequence · Practical
Grade 1 Business & Finance
A year of true stories about work, money, shops and saving, from Lydia’s first coins and China’s paper money to John Wanamaker’s price tags and Henry Ford’s car for everyone, each one tried out in miniature with real coins, price tags and a simple ledger notebook.
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What to cover
32 of 36 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Work Is Good
- MUST COVER 1.1 Work Is Good · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Producers and Consumers · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Goods and Services · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Teamwork: A Sandwich Assembly Line · unit test
Unit 2: The Story of Money
- MUST COVER 2.1 The Trouble with Barter · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Salt, Shells and Cattle · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Lydia’s First Coins · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Paper Money in China · unit test
Unit 3: Markets
- MUST COVER 3.1 Strawberries in June and in January · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 The General Store · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Prices Tell Us Something · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 A Classroom Market · unit test
Unit 4: Great Businesses
- MUST COVER 4.1 John Wanamaker’s Price Tags · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Levi Strauss’s Work Pants · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 The Kellogg Brothers’ Cereal · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Henry Ford’s Car for Everyone · unit test
Unit 5: Fair Rules
- MUST COVER 5.1 Just Weights and Honest Scales · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Keeping Promises and Contracts · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Children Belong in School · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Rules That Keep Food Safe · unit test
Unit 6: Making and Selling
- MUST COVER 6.1 Spotting a Need · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Making a Product · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Telling Customers the Truth · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 A Shop Sign · unit test
Unit 7: Counting Money
- MUST COVER 7.1 Coins and Bills · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Making Change · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Money In and Money Out · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 A Simple Record · unit test
Unit 8: Save, Spend, Give
- MUST COVER 8.1 The Save Jar · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Interest Is Like a Seed That Grows · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 The Widow’s Two Mites · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Market Day · unit test
Unit 9: Bonus: A Cookie or Card Stand OPTIONAL unit
- OPTIONAL 9.1 Plan Your Stand
- OPTIONAL 9.2 Make It and Count the Cost
- OPTIONAL 9.3 Sell It Honestly
- OPTIONAL 9.4 Count Up, Save and Give
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 36-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Work Is Good: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Producers and Consumers: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Goods and Services: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Teamwork: A Sandwich Assembly Line: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 1 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 The Trouble with Barter: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Salt, Shells and Cattle: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Lydia’s First Coins: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Paper Money in China: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 2 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Strawberries in June and in January: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 The General Store: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Prices Tell Us Something: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 A Classroom Market: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 3 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 John Wanamaker’s Price Tags: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Levi Strauss’s Work Pants: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 The Kellogg Brothers’ Cereal: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Henry Ford’s Car for Everyone: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 4 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 17 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Just Weights and Honest Scales: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Keeping Promises and Contracts: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Children Belong in School: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Rules That Keep Food Safe: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 5 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Spotting a Need: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Making a Product: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Telling Customers the Truth: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 A Shop Sign: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 6 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Coins and Bills: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Making Change: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Money In and Money Out: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 A Simple Record: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 7 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 The Save Jar: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Interest Is Like a Seed That Grows: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 The Widow’s Two Mites: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Market Day: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 8 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 9.1 Plan Your Stand: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.1 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 34 | Session 1: Lesson 9.2 Make It and Count the Cost: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.2 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 35 | Session 1: Lesson 9.3 Sell It Honestly: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.3 project and ledger notebook | ||
| Wk 36 | Session 1: Lesson 9.4 Count Up, Save and Give: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.4 project and ledger notebook Session 3: Unit 9 review and portfolio project |