banner photo: Bank of America Rhode Island Market Executive, Jess Hutchinson, laughs with students while teaching her JA Our City 3rd grade session

JA Our City

JA Our City 1.0 introduces the newest JA character, Jade. A fun sing-along video gets students up and moving in the classroom while reinforcing financial literacy concepts. Educators and volunteers will enjoy the simplicity of the Facilitator Guide, helping them deliver each session with ease and confidence.

Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate making choices about managing money.
• Recognize banks and credit unions as safe places to save money
• Recognize different methods of payment for goods and services.
• Explain the reason behind making a particular payment choice.
• Identify the ways in which entrepreneurs help a city.
• Explain the need for a business plan.
• Differentiate between producers and consumers
• Demonstrate how money flows through a city.
• Demonstrate how the choices people make benefit themselves and other people in the city.
• Explain how the city government uses tax money to pay for the goods and services it provides
• Identify the different city zones and what each zone is used for.
• Conclude that money choices help a city to thrive.
• Explain how a city provides more opportunities for people than they would have on their own.

JA Our City is recommended for third-grade students. This learning experience is available for classroom-based or remote classroom implementation. It includes five 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities.

JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.