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.
 

Finals

WEIRD SCHEDULE 12/16-12/18

Final Exam!

Absent? Students will not be able to make up the final exam. Please come to class to take the exam!

Presentations!

Bellwork: Prepare to present your project folder

Objective: students will explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income

Activity: Students will present their projects to three other students in class (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).
After the presentations, students will create a wordle in class.

Homework: Prepare for the final exam! Remember that you can use all of your notes for the final exam.

Final Exam Review: Economics systems, Property rights, Tragedy of the commons, Consumer sovereignty, Types of advertising, Factors of poverty, Purpose of taxes, Types of taxes, Three economic questions, Invisible hand, Scarcity, Laissez faire, Types of loans, Credit history, Financial aid, Savings vehicles (bonds, mutual funds, certificate of deposit, savings account, stocks)

Absent? Please turn in your completed folder for half-credit on or before Thursday at 12:00pm!

Budgeting Day 2/Catch Up Day

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

Objective: students will create a budget based on the information they find. students will finalize their projects and prepare for the presentations on Monday.

Activity: in the computer lab today (12 Dec)! Students will use the internet to fill out the ""budget worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details). Students will catch up on any work they are behind on.

Homework: complete the "Budgeting log" tonight:
Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the budget you created in class. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation. Share your  thoughts as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s thoughts on your budget. Has your mind changed about any of the numbers? Why/why not?

In addition, complete the reading questions that you were unable to finish in the folder on page 23.

Absent? Please complete the "Budget Worksheet" on your own time.

Budgeting

Block Day Dec 10/11

Bellwork: What is a budget?

Objective: students will create a budget based on the information they find.

Activity: in the computer lab today (10/11 Dec)! Students will use the internet to fill out the "Career Worksheet", "Automobile Worksheet", "Family Worksheet", and "House/Mortgage Worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: complete the "Budgeting log" tonight:
Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the budget you created in class. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation. Share your  thoughts as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s thoughts on your budget. Has your mind changed about any of the numbers? Why/why not?

Absent? Please complete the "Career Worksheet", "Automobile Worksheet", "Family Worksheet", and "House/Mortgage Worksheet" on your own time

Savings

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

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

Activity: students will listen to a presentation on savings and fill out the "Savings Worksheet" in the portfolio. (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: complete the "Savings log" tonight:

Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the types of savings options available to you. Ask them if they own any stocks and how they feel about stock ownership. Write a 100 word response in which you detail the conversation and share your thoughts on savings as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s response to your ideas. Absent? Please complete the "Savings Worksheet" on your own time.

Paying for College

Bellwork: How will you afford college?

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

Activity: students will listen to a presentation while filling out the "Paying for College" worksheet. (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: None

Absent? Please complete the "Paying for College" worksheet on your own time. Please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details.