Lesson Plan

What Is It to Be Financially Literate?

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What does it mean to be financially responsible? Develop a working definition of financial literacy with your classes. Using six scenarios, learners debate financially literate actions and develop a definition based on their decisions.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Partner with different subject areas to create an interdisciplinary lesson
  • Create a graphic organizer on the board to record examples and non-examples of financial literacy
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson is heavy on vocabulary, which may be challenging to ELLs
Pros
  • Incorporates different teaching strategies
  • Includes a graphic organizer to record vocabulary
Cons
  • None