Presentations

Students will present their folders to the class and turn them in.

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Turn in your folder as soon as possible! Make sure your absence is excused so that you can still receive full credit.

Credit Scores/Wordle/Check Writing

Block Day Jan 28/29

Bellwork: What is the most important thing you have learned from this project?

 

Objective: students will...

• understand the importance of credit history and credit scores.
• understand how to write a check and balance a check book
• create a personal finance wordle

Activity: UA presentation on Credit History, Wordle Activity, Check writing activity

 

Homework: Finish all worksheets, readings, and logs in your personal finance folder.

 

Absent? Complete the "Personal Finance Wordle" worksheet on page 18 and "Checking Account" worksheet on page 19-20 in the personal finance folder. Write a 100 word essay on credit history and credit scores. Detail why they are important and how they are used.

Catch Up Day

Bellwork: None

 

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: complete any worksheets that you are behind on.

 

Homework: finish the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Finish all the worksheets!

Budgeting Day 2

Bellwork: What is a budget?

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet".

**In the computer lab today**

 

Homework: complete the "Budgeting" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet" on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

Budgeting

Bellwork: What is a budget?

 

Objective: students will...

• create a budget based on the information they find
• compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using probability of minor or major accidents.
• explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income.

Activity: Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet".

**In the computer lab today**

 

Homework: complete the "Budgeting" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings and answer the questions.

 

Absent? Complete the "automobile worksheet", "Family worksheet", "House/mortgage worksheet", and "budget worksheet" on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

  

Which College?

Block Day Jan 21/22

Bellwork: Where do you want to go to college? Why?

Objective: students will...

• compare colleges and define what they have to offer
• evaluate which college is best for their situation
• summarize which college is best for them and why

Activity: complete the "College" worksheet in their personal finance folders.
**In the computer lab today**
BEST WEBSITE TO IN THE INFORMATION:
bigfuture.collegeboard.org

Homework: complete the "College Education" log assignment tonight. Continue to do the readings.

Absent? Complete the "College" worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

When I Grow Up

Bellwork: What do you want to be when you grow up?

 

Objective: students will...

• complete a test that will help guide them towards certain careers.
• compare and contrast their dream career, probable career, and a profitable career.
• support their choice of career with facts taken from both the career’s opportunities and the student’s score on the career test.

 

Activity: students will complete the "college" worksheet in their personal finance project

**In the computer lab today**

 

Homework:  Complete the "job prospects" log tonight. Continue to do the readings.

 

Absent? Complete the "College" worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

 

Paying for College

Bellwork: How will you afford college?

Objective: identify the four major ways to pay for college: scholarships, grants, loans, and the military.

Activity: Personal Finance Project Paying for College PowerPoint lecture.

Homework: continue to do the readings!

Absent? Complete the "Paying for College" worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint slides below.

Ivory Tower Video

Block Day Jan 14-15

Bellwork: Is college worth the money you pay?

Objective: review the cost of college and determine if it is a good choice for their financial situation.

Activity: Ivory Tower video and worksheet

Homework: Continue to do the readings in your personal finance folder!

Absent? Please write a 300 word essay in which you discuss the costs of college and whether or not you will attend a college. Insert this into your Personal Finance Folder and turn it in on January 30th with the rest of your project.

Savings

Bellwork: Do you think you will be a millionaire by the time you are 65? Why/why not?

Objective: explain the risk, return, and liquidity of short- and long- term saving and investment vehicles.

Activity: Savings powerpoint slides activity

Homework: complete the "savings" log assignment in your personal finance project folder.
Remember to be doing the readings on your own! Readings can be found above under the tab labeled "PF Readings".

Absent? Complete the savings worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint below.

Debt

Bellwork: Is there such a thing as good debt?

Objective: explain the risk and benefit of different types of loans.

Activity: Debt slides activity

Homework: complete the "Credit Card" log in your personal finance folder tonight!

Absent? Complete the debt worksheet on your own using the PowerPoint slides below. *page 1 in your personal finance project.

Personal Finance Project Review and Stock Selection

Bellwork: Talk to a partner and decide together: what is personal finance?

Objective: outline the major parts of your personal finance project. Create a folder in which to keep the personal finance project organized. Identify investment options available to individuals and households: stocks.

Activity: Personal Finance Project Introduction PowerPoint Lecture, Stock PowerPoint lecture and activity

Homework: If you did not bring a folder to class today, you must bring the folder by Monday!

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Complete the stock worksheet on your own and submit it as soon as possible.

 

Opportunity Costs and Trade Offs

Block Day Jan 7-8

Bellwork: Scarcity is more of a problem for the poor. Explain your answer.

Objective: analyze the implications of scarcity

Activity: Opportunity Costs and Trade Offs PowerPoint Lecture and worksheet activity

Homework: ALL DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH

• have a parent/guardian sign the syllabus
• get a folder for the project

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below and take notes on the underlined portions. Complete the Opportunity Costs and Trade Offs worksheet on your own and submit as soon as possible.





OPPORTUNITY COSTS WORKSHEET

Scarcity

Bellwork: What do you think scarcity means?

Objective: analyze the implications of scarcity

Activity: Scarcity PowerPoint Lecture

Homework: have a parent/guardian sign the syllabus, due Friday, January 9th
AND get a folder for the project, also due Friday, January 9th.

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below and take notes on the underlined portions.
 

Spring Semester Introduction

Bellwork: Answer two questions on a sticky note and place your answers on the poster. Questions were, "What are you most nervous about this class?" and "What are you most excited to learn?"

Objective: review syllabus

Activity: review syllabus and expectations.

Homework: have a parent/guardian sign the syllabus, due Friday, January 9th

Absent? Please obtain a syllabus from Ms. Snyder to have your parent/guardian sign.