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Episode 401: Balancing Act

Episode 401: Balancing Act

Math TopicBudgeting Money
The Big Idea Use a budget to plan future expenses and you can control your spending so you don't run out of money.
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Episode Description Shari Spotter is selected by Headmaster Stumblesnore to make a film about Frogsnorts. Matt is the director. Inez the writer. Jackie the producer. And Digit is the camerabird. The team collaborates well until they realize they're spending too much too fast. The solution: create a budget. Their efforts are complicated by The Hacker, who places Stumblesnore under a spell in an effort to become the new headmaster of Frogsnorts.
For RealHarry's Big Date
Harry has planned the perfect $100 date with his new crush, Jenna. But he didn't anticipate that his overbearing cousin Harley would show up and impose himself on the date. Harley nearly ruins the evening by ordering the most expensive item on the menu. By ordering the least expensive item for himself, Harry stays on budget and wins Jenna's heart.
Math message: Use a budget to control your spending so you can get the things you want.
Lesson Plan/ActivityBeing Thrifty Is So Nifty!
Making a budget - a plan - can help manage both time and money so students can reach their goals...even when surprises occur.
Online Games The Quest
The Quest is an immersive webgame that brings kids into Cyberspace to help stop Hacker! There are several adventures, each with its own theme. Kids can customize their own characters and return to play the game as much as they like, and the computer will remember the character and where they left off in the Quest. Multiple log-ons mean that if more than 1 child uses a computer, each can choose and name their own character to play as.

"Mission: Motherboard" - Practice earning, saving and spending as you search Cyberspace for the objects needed to save Motherboard.

"Race For Radopolis" - Beat Hacker at the Shredfest to regain control of Radopolis. Budget your money carefully to buy parts for your winning skateboard.
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Printed Material Make a Buzz Bank
Is this money for saving or spending? This bank helps kids decide.


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