Colorado
5th Grade
State Standards
Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy for 5th Grade. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.
Personal Financial Literacy
8: Apply economic reasoning skills to make informed personal financial decisions.
FL.5.5.1: Examine how individuals use financial institutions to manage personal finances.
Students Can
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
a: Differentiate between saving and investing.
b: Establish the function of banking.
c: Distinguish between different types of financial institutions such as banks and credit unions, and the services provided. For example: Checking accounts, savings accounts, investments, and loans.
d: Create a way to keep track of money spent and money saved.
Colorado Essential Skills
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
1: Make connections between information gathered and personal experiences to apply and/or test solutions when choosing a financial institution or financial product (Adaptability and Flexibility).
Under Development
2: Express one's own emotions, thoughts, and values and identify how they influence behavior when making decisions regarding choosing a financial institution or financial product (Self-Awareness).
Under Development
3: Ask questions to develop further personal understanding when choosing financial institutions and financial products (Self-Advocacy and Initiative).
Under Development
Inquiry Questions
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
1: What risks and benefits are associated with spending versus saving and investing?
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2: What factors influence choices to save or invest?
Under Development
3: How can a checking account help to decide how to spend and save?
Under Development
4: Why do people use financial institutions rather than self-banking?
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5: How do people choose a financial institution?
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6: What are the risks and benefits of different financial institutions?
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Nature and Skills of Personal Financial Literacy
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
1: Financially capable individuals research, analyze, and make choices regarding their needs when using financial institutions.
Under Development
2: Financially capable individuals identify positive and negative incentives that influence the decisions people make.
Under Development
3: Financially capable individuals use technology to track and graph the interest accrued on "virtual" investments, checking and savings accounts, investments, and loans.
Under Development
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
1: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Under Development
2: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Under Development
3: Understand how rules for respecting others' belongings apply to digital content and information privacy.
Under Development