Elena's Shaqtastic Adventure
From Secret Millionaires Club · 2013
Summary
In this Secret Millionaires Club episode, Elena has to choose between two exciting priorities and can't do both — so she compares the benefits and costs of each and makes a thoughtful decision, with a guest boost from Shaquille O'Neal. A ~22-minute animated story that makes a financial-literacy idea easy to drop into a social studies or economics lesson — with investor Warren Buffett as the kids' mentor.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after watching to talk through the money-and-business idea in the episode.
- What two things was Elena trying to choose between?
- How did she decide which one was worth it?
- Tell about a time you had to pick one thing and give up another.
Quick work-a-long
Money words: choice, priority, benefit, cost, decide.
Try it: Think of two things you'd both like to do this weekend but can only pick one. List a benefit and a cost for each, then circle your choice.