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Money Matters: Why It Pays to Be Financially Responsible

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This Money Matters: Why It Pays to Be Financially Responsible lesson plan also includes:

What does it mean to be financially responsible? Pupils begin to develop the building blocks of strong financial decision making by reviewing how their past purchases are examples of cost comparing, cost-benefit analysis, and budgeting.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
financial goals, financial literacy, personal finance, cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, spending habits, budgeting, goal setting
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Consider assigning pupils to complete a portfolio in response to Student Activity Sheet 2, in which they can include their research and findings related to one of the three scenarios
Classroom Considerations
  • This is the first lesson in a series of 22 on financial literacy and responsibility
Pros
  • Includes guiding question and anticipatory set
  • All worksheets included
  • Well-designed materials
Cons
  • None