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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Extra Credit: It’s No Fairy Tale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss their knowledge of payday loans and credit cards. In this Economics lesson, students complete a read an article and Q&A activity in groups, and play a vocabulary bingo game and a quiz game on payday loans. Students...
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Unit Plan
YMCA

Turning Courtrooms into Classrooms

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Turn the class into the next episode of Law & Order! Scholars work together to create a mock trial over the course of several weeks before going before a judge for the case performance. They take on different roles, go through...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moving Out

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine their cost of living.  In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house.  Students research the cost of renting an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Houses and Cars and Loans

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a spreadsheet to track their spending. In this algebra lesson plan, students use loan formulas to calculate the payback amount plus interest on a loan. They calculate how much money they would need to buy a car and house.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

EBT-rimental

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a instructional activity that gives them the tools needed to become knowledgeable credit consumers. The companion website for the ITV program TV-411 is used to provide learners with an interactive experience of what...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phrasal Verb Generator

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL verb activity, students will focus on vocabulary enhancement. Students will complete 10 fill in the blank questions, by reading each sentence and choosing the best word to complete each.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Don't I Ever Have Any Money?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students keep a journal on their current spending habits. In groups, they develop guidelines for a family to follow given a specific amount of take home pay. They role play various scenerios to see what can be done with a given amount...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unveiling the Secrets of Saturn

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students read and study an article then answer questions on Saturn.  In this investigative lesson students identify ways space exploration has helped humanity and then they search the Internet for space pictures and sketch a drawing of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parents of Teens Ride Waves of Expenses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the cost of raising a child. In this cost of raising a child lesson, students read an article about the expenses associated with teenagers. Students discuss ways in which parents maneuver finances for...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: That's All I Have to Spend for a Whole Month?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As a part of the study of personal economics, middle schoolers will research a career, costs of rent, insurance, food, transportation, etc. and prepare a monthly budget based on their research.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Much Will This Lifestyle Cost?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create a detailed monthly budget using a spreadsheet. The budget will depend on an individual's earning potential as determined by career choice and education. This is a project-based, Commerce and Information Technology...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Plan Your Spending

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents the budgeting process through a series of steps. This first page describes the first step, creating a spending plan of estimated expenses. This page also has a link to a downloadable spending plan that requires Acrobat...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students often attend college and are faced with the mounting debt incurred from student loans. This lesson plan will guide through calculating repayment for students loans, preparing a monthly budget, and researching options for...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Much Will College Cost Me?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research the cost of college by comparing a 2-year and a 4-year institution via the Internet. Students will follow-up with a presentation and prepare a monthly budget. This lesson plan contains a financial aid component.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What have learners learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...