ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
In the elementary school programs, students learn basic skills for achieving success through preliminary
knowledge about themselves and how they fit into the world. The sequential activities prepare students for
secondary school and lifelong learning.
The program themes teach students that people assume roles as individuals, consumers, and workers in
an expanding cultural environment that extends from the self and family to global relations. Sessions run
for 45 minutes once per week, for 5 weeks.
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- Kindergarten: Ourselves®
- Students are introduced to basic personal economic issues and the roles individuals play as workers,
consumers, and family members.
- 1st Grade: Our Families®
- Students learn about the role of families in the local economy, the jobs they have, and their financial needs and wants.
- 2nd Grade: Our Community®
- Students learn about the responsibilities of and opportunities available to citizens in their community.
- 3rd Grade: Our City®
- Students review the role of various industries such as construction, news-print, and banking.
- 3rd to 5th Grade: JA More than Money™ New!
- JA More than Money teaches students about earning, spending, sharing, and saving money, and businesses they can start or jobs they can perform to earn money. Six required, after-school, volunteer-led activities.
JA New York gratefully acknowledges HSBC for it's dedication to the development and implementation of JA More Than Money™
- 4th Grade: Our Region®
- Students learn about state economics, the economic resources of regions, and the decisions businesses must make.
- 5th Grade: Our Nation®
- Students simulate activities of operating a business in the U.S. economy, including management, marketing, production, and sales.
