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Money represents decisions: spending decisions, saving decisions, and investing decisions. Encourage young adults to think about the decisions they make with their money in a three-day unit about personal finance, consumer spending, and opportunity costs.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use in a home economics or personal finance class
- Have individuals discuss their personal finance discussions and questions with parents
- Assign the worksheets or assessment as homework
- A good addition to a mock-budget activity or unit
Classroom Considerations
- Some of the lesson plan is in color, so be sure that printing in black and white won't affect understanding
Pros
- Provides helpful assessments to check for understanding, as well as answer keys
- Promotes critical thinking skills when it comes to consumer awareness and personal finance
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- None