Taking Care of Your Things
Aligned to NHES:7-K — Jump$tart National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education & Advance CTE Career Clusters.
What this lesson teaches
Things cost money, and taking care of them makes them last longer, which means your family does not have to buy them again. Putting something back where it belongs is the simplest way to keep it working and to be able to find it.
Worked examples
Example 1
A bike left out in the rain gets rusty and hard to pedal. A bike wheeled into the garage stays smooth for years.
Example 2
Crayons put back in the box do not get stepped on and broken. Two seconds of putting away saves a whole new box.
Example 3
If you borrow something, give it back the way you got it. That is how people learn they can lend you things.
Practice questions
- Name one thing of yours that would break if you left it outside.
- Where does your coat belong? Put it there today.
- Tell about a time you took good care of something.
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Cuidar tus cosas
Las cosas cuestan dinero, y cuidarlas hace que duren más, lo que significa que tu familia no tiene que volver a comprarlas. Guardar algo donde va es la forma más simple de mantenerlo funcionando y de poder encontrarlo.
Ejemplo 1: Una bici que se queda afuera en la lluvia se oxida y cuesta pedalear. Una bici que metes a la cochera sigue suave por años.
Ejemplo 2: Los crayones guardados en su caja no se pisan ni se rompen. Dos segundos de guardar ahorran una caja nueva entera.
Ejemplo 3: Si pides algo prestado, devuélvelo como te lo dieron. Así la gente aprende que te puede prestar cosas.
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