Captain Cash Says … “Our Money Voyage Was a Success”
December 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
“Captain Cash,” an elementary school curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for third-grade students, recently sailed in the community.
During the voyage, 46 fifth-graders from Milford Elementary had classroom activities that helped them consider the following themes: The more you learn the more you earn; every payday save some cash away; there is an end to what you can spend; and for a safer tomorrow, be wise when you borrow. Additionally, children’s books brought this financial literacy program to life and helped students learn that reading makes “cents,” according to a news release from Purdue Extension.
Purdue Extension thanks Milford Elementary for partnering with “Captain Cash” to enable the students to sail on their educational money voyage, stated the release. The students had hands-on interactive learning sessions during their island voyages while gaining a better understanding of money concepts that will serve them throughout life.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school or organization, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd, Kosciusko County educator, at 574-372-2340 or email [email protected].
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“Captain Cash,” an elementary school curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for third-grade students, recently sailed in the community.
During the voyage, 46 fifth-graders from Milford Elementary had classroom activities that helped them consider the following themes: The more you learn the more you earn; every payday save some cash away; there is an end to what you can spend; and for a safer tomorrow, be wise when you borrow. Additionally, children’s books brought this financial literacy program to life and helped students learn that reading makes “cents,” according to a news release from Purdue Extension.
Purdue Extension thanks Milford Elementary for partnering with “Captain Cash” to enable the students to sail on their educational money voyage, stated the release. The students had hands-on interactive learning sessions during their island voyages while gaining a better understanding of money concepts that will serve them throughout life.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school or organization, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd, Kosciusko County educator, at 574-372-2340 or email [email protected].