Captain Cash Comes To Milford School

November 14, 2023 at 5:52 p.m.


MILFORD - “Captain Cash,” an elementary curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for fifth-grade students, is setting sail in the community.
Milford Elementary has partnered with Purdue Extension Educators to bring “Captain Cash” into its fifth-grade classroom(s). Each student will participate in four class sessions with take-home parent newsletters given at the end of each lesson. Newsletters contain suggested at-home games and activities that focus on earning, saving, planned spending, and wise borrowing of money. Each session introduces money-related vocabulary words and teaches money concepts that are based on Indiana Academic Standards for Math and Social Studies.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd, Kosciusko County educator, at 574-372-2340 or via email at [email protected].

MILFORD - “Captain Cash,” an elementary curriculum designed by Purdue Extension for fifth-grade students, is setting sail in the community.
Milford Elementary has partnered with Purdue Extension Educators to bring “Captain Cash” into its fifth-grade classroom(s). Each student will participate in four class sessions with take-home parent newsletters given at the end of each lesson. Newsletters contain suggested at-home games and activities that focus on earning, saving, planned spending, and wise borrowing of money. Each session introduces money-related vocabulary words and teaches money concepts that are based on Indiana Academic Standards for Math and Social Studies.
If you would like to learn more about “Captain Cash” in your school, or embark on a money voyage of your own, contact Shannon Shepherd, Kosciusko County educator, at 574-372-2340 or via email at [email protected].

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