Colorado
4th Grade
State Standards
Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy for 4th Grade. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.
Personal Financial Literacy
8: Apply economic reasoning skills to make informed personal financial decisions.
FL.4.5.1: Determine the opportunity cost when making a choice.
Students Can
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
a: Define choice and opportunity cost.
b: Determine the relationship between long-term goals and opportunity cost.
c: Analyze scenarios of choices including opportunity cost.
Colorado Essential Skills
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
1: Make connections between information gathered and personal experiences to apply and/or test solutions when making a purchase (Self-Advocacy and Initiative).
Under Development
2: Regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations when making a purchase (Self-Management).
Under Development
3: Ask questions to develop further personal understanding of how to make informed purchases (Critical Thinking and Analysis).
Under Development
Inquiry Questions
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
1: What different ways does an individual have to get information when deciding between purchase options?
Under Development
2: How do you know when a good decision has been made about a purchase?
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3: What outside influences (peer pressure) can affect spending decisions?
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Nature and Skills of Personal Financial Literacy
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
1: Financially capable individuals analyze opportunity costs associated with making decisions.
Under Development
2: Financially capable individuals analyze data to forecast possible outcomes.
Under Development
3: Financially capable individuals understand that the relationship between choice and opportunity cost leads to good decision-making. For example: A business may have an opportunity to purchase inexpensive land, but the cost may be in the travel time.
Under Development
4: Financially capable individuals compare the benefits and costs of individual choices.
Under Development
5: Financially capable individuals identify positive and negative incentives that influence the decisions people make.
Under Development
Disciplinary, Information, and Media Literacy
Standard
Defined by Colorado Academic Standards: Financial Literacy
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
1: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Under Development
2: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Under Development