Bank & ATM

Reserved by The Muzzy Family

Banking has been at the heart of commerce from its earliest beginnings! Currently, banks serve as an important part of our lives and are an integral part of a healthy economy. Financial literacy or money managing smarts is a life-long process that begins in early childhood and thrives at our Pretend City Bank”s ATM. After working at the Construction Site or Health Center, when children receive their Pretend City paycheck they can deposit it in a Pretend City ATM. Just like their parents do, children can then withdraw cash from the ATM to use at the Grocery Store, Gas Station or Cafe. Since the brain learns by doing and practice makes permanent, children will begin to develop money smart skills that will help them to understand and use the concept of working for money and using it wisely to make purchases.

The following are some of the activities which will support brain developing connections and California State Educational Content Standards that are addressed at the ATMs.

When I use money throughout Pretend City, my brain makes learning connections to:	Activity Meets Content Standard #:
Make and repeat patterns with money building emerging math skills	Mathematics: K1.2 1-2.0, 1-2.1, 1-2.2,1-1.1 2-2.0, 2- 2.1, 2-2.2
Express myself with words	Performing Art/Theatre: PK2.0 K2.0, K5.1 1-2.0 2-2.0 3-2.0
Experiment with different adult roles	Performing Art/Theatre: PK2.2 K1.2 2-2.3
Solve social problems through negotiation with others	Performing Art/Theatre: 2-2.1,2-5.1,2-5.2 3-5.1,3-5.2
Sort and organize things	Performing Art/Theatre: K2.3 2-2.4
Improvise and use things in a symbolic way; a precursor to abstract thinking	Performing Art/Theatre: K2.3 1-2.1,1-2.2 2-1.2, 2-2.3
Practice carrying out ideas with the cooperation of others (Teamwork)	Performing Art/Theatre: K2.2, K5.2 1-5.2 2-2.1, 2-5.1, 2-5.2 3-5.1, 3-5.2
Exercise imagination and creativity	Performing Art/Theatre: PK5.1 K2.0 1-2.0 2-2.0 3-2.0
Understand the various ways to represent numbers and show relationships between the numbers and number systems	Mathematics: K1.1, K1.2, K2.0 1-2.0,1-2.2,1-1.1 2-2.1 3 2.2, 3 2.5 Visual Performing Arts: PK2.3, PK1.3 K1.3 1-1.3,1-2.5 2-1.3 3-1.5
Recognize symmetry, shapes, order and design	Visual Performing Art: K1.3 1-1.1 2-1.1,
Recognize and use the numeral concepts of more and less	Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3 1-1.3, 1-1.4,1-2.3, 1-1.2 2-1.1, 2 1.2,

When I spend my Pretend City money, my brain makes learning connections to:	Activity Meets Content Standard #:
Recognize symmetry, shape, order and design	Visual Performing Art: K1.3, 1-1.1 2 1.1,
Recognize, describe and extend patterns; a math skill	Mathematics: K1.2, 1-2.0, 1-2.1, 1-2.2,1-1.1 2- 2.0, 2-2.1, 2-2.2
Model situations using number concepts such as more and less	Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3 1-1.3, 1-1.4, 1-2.3, 1-1.2 2-1.1, 2-1.2,
Demonstrate understanding of addition and subtraction of whole numbers by using objects, pictures and symbols	Mathematics: K2.0,K2.1 1-2.5, 2- 2.0
Recognize and count sets of money	Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3 1-1.3, 1-1.4,1-2.3, 1-1.2 2-1.1, 2-1.2,

When I make a deposit at the Pretend City ATM, my brain makes learning connections to:	Activity Meets Content Standard #:
Associate letters with the sounds they represent	Language Arts: K1.7, K1.2 ,K1.16,
Model situations using number concepts such as more and less	Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3 1-1.3, 1-1.4,1- 2.3, 1-1.2 2-1.1, 2-1.2,
Demonstrate understanding of addition and subtraction of whole numbers by using objects, pictures and symbols	Mathematics: K2.0, K2.1 1-2.5 2 2.0
Recognize and count sets of money	Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3 1- 1.3, 1-1.4, 1-2.3, 1-1.2 2-1.1, 2 1.2,