The purpose of the lesson is to learn about the uses of water, the water cycle, and to discuss the importance of water as a nonrenewable resource. A further purpose is to discuss why being good stewards of this resource is acting for the Common Good.
 

Students learn new card-playing vocabulary, classify by attributes, practice counting, and follow rules to cooperatively play a game. 
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Students create a simple personal budget, or spending plan, based on their projected monthly income and expenditures. They will share their budget and bank with their family.  Students will also present the money the class collected to the charity of their choice (see Handout...