Article contains class activities based on the entire consumer economics series. (GB)

For children beginning at the elementary level, the phenomenon of the giant supermarket provides an excellent learning laboratory. (Editor)

The basic and traditional aim of consumer education has been to help students learn how to make the best buy and to use income to its fullest potential. (Author)

Teachers' ideas for teaching elementary secondary school students about business, industry, economics, consumerism, and money management are presented. Class activities involving a toy automotive industry, a consumer convention, and a class "microtown" are described. (CJ)

Described are numerous activities designed to make students aware of their consumer identities, and to help them evaluate some of the products and services that are available in the marketplace. For each activity, objectives, materials, and discussion questions are included. (KC)

Describes several product-testing projects designed to help students develop the skills they need to make educated purchases and be savvy consumers. The tests involve examining the taste of and ingredients in cold cereals. Other tests involve examining crayons, glue, laundry detergent, oranges, and popcorn. (SM)

The study of consumer education at J. R. Rightsell Elementary School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was geared to meet the economic levels of poverty-level families and some better-than-average families in a predominantly black, low income area. (Author/NL)