Iver and Luke and the Friends-for-Others-Club Lesson Plan
💡 Iver and Luke and the Friends-for-Others Club – Financial Literacy & Community Service Lesson Plan
📅 Available August 15 – Pre-Order Now!
Teach students the power of compassion, budgeting, and entrepreneurship with this heartwarming, practical lesson plan based on *Iver and Luke and the Friends-for-Others Club*.
As Iver and Luke step up to support their family after a bike accident leaves their mom unable to work, students explore what it means to earn income, manage expenses, and serve others through teamwork and empathy. This lesson connects financial literacy with real-life purpose and social-emotional development.
🎓 Recommended for Grades K–5
What’s Inside:
🍪 “Brownie Business” entrepreneurship and math activity
🧮 Word-bank worksheet focused on budgeting, income, and saving
💡 Discussion prompts about needs vs. wants and family financial support
💛 Bonus reflection on joining a Friends-for-Others Club to help their community
📚 Aligned with national financial literacy and SEL standards
**Based on the Acclaimed Children's Book:**
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *Readers' Favorite* 5-Star Review
- 🏅 Created by Anthony Delauney, author of the *Mom’s Choice Award*-winning Owning the Dash book series
- 📖 Praised by Kirkus Reviews for stories that “empower kids to understand money, emotion, and character.”
**Perfect for:**
✔️ Elementary educators
✔️ Homeschooling families
✔️ Financial literacy and empathy-building units
✔️ Small group projects and service learning activities
Developed in collaboration with the **Minnesota Council on Economic Education** to support character-based money education.
This lesson plan pairs with *Iver and Luke and the Friends-for-Others Club*—a story that teaches kids that even small actions can have a big impact on the people we care about.
> “Money management is powerful—but so is kindness.” 🤝💸
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