On the Road Curriculum

AmeriTowne On the Road Curriculum

Teachers:

When you opt to participate in the Young AmeriTowne On the Road program, you will receive a web link and a password to access the AmeriTowne curriculum.  In the curriculum folder, you will also find a teacher orientation video which explains program mechanics and offers ideas for integrating the curriculum into your classroom. All program materials, such as checkbooks, student workbooks, and parent newsletters will be mailed to you ahead of time.

You can integrate the curriculum into your daily class work over a period of time that works best for you. Each chapter contains valuable lessons and hands-on activities that teach free enterprise concepts, while at the same time reinforcing economics, English language arts, math, and civics. All this prepares students for the culminating day in Young AmeriTowne where they will apply what they’ve learned by physically running a life-like 9-business town.

Young AmeriTowne Curriculum Chapters:

An AmeriTowne Newspaper Reporter works on a story

An AmeriTowne Newspaper Reporter works on a story

Chapter 1 – Basic Economics

  • Economic Process/Free Enterprise System
  • Choices and Decisions
  • Supply and Demand

Chapter 2 – Banking

Chapter 3 – Money Management

  • Budgeting
  • Investing
  • Saving

Chapter 4 – Government

  • How Government Works
  • Developing Laws
  • Voting, Campaigns and Elections

Chapter 5 – Communications

  • Advertising
  • Skills Assessment/Job Applications
  • Interviewing Skills

Chapter 6 – Philanthropy

  • Individual and Corporate Philanthropy

Chapter 7 – Business Preparation

Students prepare for their day in Young AmeriTowne by holding staff meetings and training for their Towne positions as Managers, Accountants, Service and Salespeople, Quality Control Specialists, and Media Specialists.

Chapter 8 – Closing Activities

Conducted back at school, these lessons evaluate business profitability and test concepts learned.

“Thank you for being an essential part of contributing to the kind of quality education that we strive to provide for all of our students.”

-Teachers from Montview Elementary School