One of the advantages of living overseas is the educational opportunity for children and adults alike. When you come to Osan (or any other OCONUS), you are dealing not just in U.S. dollars, but the currency of the country in which you now live.
When our son asked if he could have “one hundred cents” from my husband’s bureau, we decided it was time to teach him about money around the world. Like most military families, you may have kept souvenirs of your travels in the form of local currency.
We pulled out our collection of international currency and our globe (if you do not have a globe, a map of the world will work too).
The money was separated by country and then we held up the different types of coins and bills against the countries that minted them. We compared the appearance of the money to that of other countries, noted similarities and differences, and talked about their values versus the U.S. dollar.
If exchange rates confuse you as much as they do me, try these websites for lesson plans and ideas for teaching children:
For younger children -
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/international-currency-exchange-lesson-plan/
For older children –
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Economics/ECO0201.html
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