Teaching The Richest Man in Babylon | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Personal finance is a hot topic in everyday life these days. With a dwindling economy and rising prices, everyone is affected by money, how much they need, and how little they might have. Today's objective is to discuss the role of money in everyday life.

1) 1. As a class, have everyone talk about the things they spend money on during an average day....
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