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)

Fifth graders became interested in math by learning about jobs, housing, and transportation costs based on information in the local newspaper. In the process they learned something about the economics of living, and about how mathematics would be important to them in the years ahead. (KC)