JA Our Neighbors

The JA Our Neighbors® video resource is designed to help students with their need to bridge the digital divide, promote inclusivity, increase literacy, and boost confidence when a volunteer visits the classroom. These program enhancements are intended to enrich the JA experience for students, teachers, and volunteers, creating a deeper relationship with Junior Achievement and its mission.

Applications

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JA Our Neighbors

JA Our Neighbors is a series of culturally responsive videos designed to help contextualize concepts introduced in JA's elementary school programs.

JA Our Neighbors

Related Curriculum

JA Our City

JA Our City® introduces third-grade students to financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and grade-level social studies learning objectives, including how people manage their money and the importance of economic exchange within a city. (Grade 3)

LEARNING EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
-- A flexible model designed to support multiple learning environments
-- Five 45-minute sessions
-- Experiential, engaging in-class activities that support learning objectives, including digital and physical board games, mapping activities, and role-plays
-- School-to-home activities that extend the lessons from the classroom to students’ families and their own communities
-- Elementary-appropriate content in financial literacy with entrepreneurship woven throughout
-- A fun sing-along video to get students up and moving in the classroom, while reinforcing financial literacy concepts.

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JA Our Community

JA Our Community® uses posters and games to offer practical information about businesses and the many jobs those businesses offer in a community. Students explore production methods through a simulation game, and they learn about taxes, decision making, and how money flows in an economy. (Grade 2)

This volunteer-led, kit-based learning experience is available for classroom-based or remote classroom implementation. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

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JA Our Families

JA Our Families® explains how family members' jobs and businesses contribute to the well-being of the family and of the community. The learning experience introduces the concept of needs and wants and explores the ways families plan for and acquire goods and services. Students analyze their own skills to determine ways they can support their families. (Grade 1)

The learning experience includes five 30-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

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JA Our Nation

JA Our Nation® provides practical information about the need for employees who can meet the demands of the 21st century job market, particularly high-growth, high-demand jobs. Students will understand the skills, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math, that will make their futures brighter. (Grade 5)

JA Our Nation offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions and one optional supplemental session, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

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JA Our Region

JA Our Region® introduces students to entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs use resources to produce goods and services in a region. Students operate a hypothetical hot dog stand to understand the fundamental tasks performed by a business owner and to track the revenue and expenses of a business. (Grade 4)

JA Our Region offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

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JA Ourselves

JA Ourselves® uses storybook characters in read-aloud and hands-on activities to introduce the role people play in an economy. Through engaging, volunteer-led activities, young students learn about individual choices, money, the importance of saving and giving, and the value of work. (Kindergarten)

JA Ourselves offers flexible implementation options to meet the needs of students and teachers in a variety of use cases. It includes five 30-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

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