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• April 3, 2020

  Avatar market

  

  Organize a paper doll shop where students are given a budget to dress their character. Teach them to make financial decisions and calculate change with Canadian money.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04
• March 30, 2020

  The Fisher, the Photographer and the Five

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  There’s little doubt that the BCP45 is lovingly preserved today partly thanks to being immortalized on this beautiful blue five-dollar bill.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• March 18, 2020

  Trade rules

  

  Introduce three key economic concepts: consumers and producers, goods and services, and trade. This hands-on game explores the benefits of trade.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05
• January 15, 2020

  Where Futurists Feared to Tread

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Among the laser pistols, hover cars and androids of science fiction, there’s an elderly elephant in the room: money.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• January 13, 2020

  Group visits

  Book a free tour for groups of 10 or more—just let us know in advance, so we can tailor the visit to your interests.
• January 2, 2020

  Wrap-up, 2019

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The Bank of Canada Museum set some very ambitious goals at the end of 2018. We have managed to achieve more in one year than we had since we opened in 2017.

  Content type(s): Blog posts