{"id":84053,"date":"2024-01-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/?p=84053"},"modified":"2024-01-13T18:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:51:38","slug":"notgrass-exploring-economics-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/notgrass-exploring-economics-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Notgrass Exploring Economics: A Helpful Curriculum Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Jennifer Smeltser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Economics is a subject we all know is important to teach our children, but we do not generally get around to completing a study until high school. It is just one of those subjects you are supposed to teach, and it should be, especially since economics affects every financial decision we make&ndash;from purchasing a piece of gum to buying a yacht. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notgrass Exploring Economics breaks down the concept of economics and explores the human behaviors behind how we use our money. This curriculum helps students gain a better understanding of the importance of economics in their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2{margin-bottom:32px;}.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2{background-color:rgba(238,47,91,0.54);}.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;background-color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84053_5bb1b4-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading84053_64ec8c-89\"><strong><strong>Economics affects every financial decision we make, from purchasing a piece of gum to buying a yacht. <\/strong>Notgrass Exploring Economics breaks down the concept of economics and explores the human behaviors behind how we use our money. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Notgrass Exploring Economics <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notgrass.com\/affiliate\/idevaffiliate.php?id=1005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notgrass Exploring Economics<\/a><\/strong> is a high school economics and English curriculum. It is one of five in the high school social studies series Notgrass publishes. Although the course falls into the high school scope and sequence as the last course in the social studies series, students may complete the course at any time during their high school years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exploring Economics is a one-semester course where students will earn one-half credit in social studies at the completion of the course; they also have the option of earning one full English credit by doing that component of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Notgrass Exploring Economics curriculum review\" class=\"wp-image-84093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IG-Square-Notgrass-Exploring-Economics_-A-Curriculum-Review-2.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with all Notgrass publications, it is written from a Christian perspective, but you do not have to be a Christian to appreciate the study. Students are taught about economics from its early days in church history to contemporary times. There are 15 chapters and each has five lessons with titles like <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Radical Economics of Jesus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Money and the New United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Markets Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wise Investing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Security and Medicare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Me and My Money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These lessons cover a variety of topics dealing with economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Exploring Economics Curriculum Package comes with two books,&nbsp;<em>Exploring Economics<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Making Choices<\/em>. You will need these two books to complete the study.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-500x321.png\" alt=\"Notgrass Exploring Economics books\" class=\"wp-image-84056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-500x321.png 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-720x463.png 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-800x514.png 800w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking In Exploring Economics&nbsp;<\/strong>(lesson and assignment book):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the features of the book are engaging black and white, and color pictures depicting scenes from the lessons the student reads. The five daily lessons are well laid out and have a student review of questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each unit includes an assignment list noting when the student is to read a selection from Making Choices and chapters from the literature books for the English credit (if doing so), and a list of projects from which to choose to complete for each unit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-500x357.png\" alt=\"Notgrass Exploring Economics: open book\" class=\"wp-image-84057\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-500x357.png 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-720x514.png 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-800x571.png 800w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-1.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Making Choices&nbsp;<\/em>is a collection of historical and modern documents, essays, and letters that date back to as early as 1630 with an excerpt from John Winthrop&rsquo;s &rdquo; A Model of Christian Charity&rdquo; (discussing the origin of the socioeconomic structure being from God) to the contemporary Eric Potter&rsquo;s 2016 &ldquo;Will We Heal with Living Water or Snake Oil?&rdquo; that discusses a God-centered approach to medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Exploring Economics Student Review Pack comes with a Quiz and Exam Book, Student Review, and a Guide for Parents and Answer Key,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-500x349.png\" alt=\"Notgrass Exploring Economics Quiz and Exam book\" class=\"wp-image-84058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-500x349.png 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-720x503.png 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-800x559.png 800w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-2.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although these are supplements, I highly recommend purchasing these resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Quiz and Exam Book<\/strong> includes a quiz for each unit lesson, as well as three exams to be given after the student completes five unit lessons. The pages are perforated, so you can tear out the quizzes and exams to be used. Being able to remove the quizzes and exams from the book made it easier for my left-handed child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Student Review Book <\/strong>includes 10 questions for each lesson, providing a thorough review of what the students read, which helps them retain the information for comprehension. It also includes a primer for literary analysis as well as literary analysis exercises for the literature books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Guide for Parents and Answer Key <\/strong>includes the answers to all the review questions, quizzes, and tests. This book was a definite blessing and one I could not have taught the lesson without. There is just not enough time in the day to do my personal work as well as read through all of the school work my children have to do each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with providing the answers to the review questions, the parent can easily see where in the Notgrass Exploring Economics book (without having to read the entire test) the answers can be found by the page number that is in parentheses (shown circled in the picture below).&nbsp;That helped me put into context what the question was referencing and made it easier for me to jump into a quick discussion about what she read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-500x333.png\" alt=\"Notgrass Exploring Economics lesson pages\" class=\"wp-image-84059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-800x534.png 800w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Exploring Economics Literature Package<\/strong> requires the following books:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48Sctwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>Silas Marner<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>by George Eliot, which is covered in Units 1-3&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RTKrtG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>The Rise of Silas Lapham<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>by William Dean Howells, which is covered in Units 4-7&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RYeaSo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>by Pietra Rivoli, which is covered in Units 8-11 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47MRXN7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mover of Men and Mountains<\/a><\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;by R. G. LeTourneau, which is covered in Units 12-15 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will need to purchase the literature books if completing the English portion of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-500x667.png\" alt=\"girl studying text book\" class=\"wp-image-84060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-500x667.png 500w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-720x960.png 720w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-640x853.png 640w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4-150x200.png 150w, https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-4.png\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Working Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notgrass.com\/affiliate\/idevaffiliate.php?id=1005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Notgrass Exploring Economics<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the reasons I love using Notgrass for high school is the material speaks to the student and enables them to work not only at their own pace, but independently. The only time I really stepped in during the daily lessons was to read the Student Review questions, which we did orally, but I could have easily had her do written responses on her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pace I set was to complete one lesson a day to meet the weekly assignments. One of the resources in the bonus downloads is a lesson assignment that details the weekly and daily work, so the student (and parent) can keep track of the course progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each unit has three suggested projects from which the student can choose to complete to enhance the lessons. The projects will appeal to all types of students: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Composition prompts for your writer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hands-on projects that include painting, drawing, computer design, and other creative activities for your artist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playwriting, videography, and performance for your theatre lover and aspiring actor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research and critical thinking for your problem solver. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this course, I wanted to spend more time on writing, so the projects we completed were using the writing prompts. 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