Why Money Matters
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
28 pages
979-8-3309-3023-4 (ISBN)
Description
Introduce students to the ways money influences choices in everyday life with this interactive Reader's Theater script!
Through rich storytelling, this script explains the costs and benefits of saving and spending, showing how employment and income affect the decisions families make. Students learn how opportunity cost helps people weigh what they might gain against what they could lose. By connecting these ideas to a real-life situation, the script highlights the importance of making thoughtful financial choices.
Why Money Matters
Connects key economics concepts to students' everyday lives with a relatable, real-world example
Encourages students to think critically about the financial decision-making process
Provides informational content at the end of the script to support financial literacy
Why Money Matters is part of the Reader's Theater series. These six-part social studies scripts bring history, economics, geography, and civics to life. Students step right into their roles, building fluency while experiencing social studies in action. These interactive performances let students connect more deeply with the content and each other.
Through rich storytelling, this script explains the costs and benefits of saving and spending, showing how employment and income affect the decisions families make. Students learn how opportunity cost helps people weigh what they might gain against what they could lose. By connecting these ideas to a real-life situation, the script highlights the importance of making thoughtful financial choices.
Why Money Matters
Connects key economics concepts to students' everyday lives with a relatable, real-world example
Encourages students to think critically about the financial decision-making process
Provides informational content at the end of the script to support financial literacy
Why Money Matters is part of the Reader's Theater series. These six-part social studies scripts bring history, economics, geography, and civics to life. Students step right into their roles, building fluency while experiencing social studies in action. These interactive performances let students connect more deeply with the content and each other.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Westminster
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Full-color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
59 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-3309-3023-4 (9798330930234)
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Dona Herweck Rice is the prolific author of books, stories, and poems for children of all ages. She's written hundreds of books and more on just about every topic under the sun, from acrobats to zucchini and everything in between. She has also written award-winning books and curriculums for educators, especially on the subjects of writing and language arts. In fact, her first publications were a series for teachers on how to teach writing in the classroom. She spearheaded the development of Write TIME for Kids, which earned the Golden Lamp award for curriculum from the Association of American Publishers. Her writing is featured heavily in such acclaimed series as Focused Phonics, Untold Stories, Fiction Readers, Nonfiction Readers, Learn and Create, and more.
Dona's best-selling children's title with more than 13,000 copies is How Plants Grow, and her most recent titles include dozens of books for the Exploration Storytime series, two titles in the Curious Me! (TM) board book series, and Ride with Rampage in partnership with the Los Angeles Rams. When Dona visits classrooms to talk about being an author, the most requested titles include History's Mysteries, Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West, and Oh, Rats!--the latter being one of Dona's particular favorites.
Dona is the creator of Cam E. Chameleon, the enchanting little reptile featured in her books The Adventures of Cam E. Chameleon and Cam and Sam's Colorful Adventure. Observant readers can also find Cam singing and dancing throughout the illustrated retelling of If You're Happy and You Know It.
Writing is Dona's passion, but she also loves reading, live theater, and handmade arts and crafts, with many artists and creatives in all mediums among her extended family. Dona was a preschool and middle school teacher and is an acting coach for all ages. She lives in southern California with her husband, son, and one cute, silly, and loveable little dog.
Dona's best-selling children's title with more than 13,000 copies is How Plants Grow, and her most recent titles include dozens of books for the Exploration Storytime series, two titles in the Curious Me! (TM) board book series, and Ride with Rampage in partnership with the Los Angeles Rams. When Dona visits classrooms to talk about being an author, the most requested titles include History's Mysteries, Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West, and Oh, Rats!--the latter being one of Dona's particular favorites.
Dona is the creator of Cam E. Chameleon, the enchanting little reptile featured in her books The Adventures of Cam E. Chameleon and Cam and Sam's Colorful Adventure. Observant readers can also find Cam singing and dancing throughout the illustrated retelling of If You're Happy and You Know It.
Writing is Dona's passion, but she also loves reading, live theater, and handmade arts and crafts, with many artists and creatives in all mediums among her extended family. Dona was a preschool and middle school teacher and is an acting coach for all ages. She lives in southern California with her husband, son, and one cute, silly, and loveable little dog.