Fin Lit Fun: Flex Games for Financial Literacy
Class experience
In this 9-week flex course, students will use fun interactive activities to learn about various financial literacy topics. This course will be filled with hands-on learning! My course is a great way to get interested in personal finance! Each activity will last approximately 30 minutes. Many learners start with little knowledge about personal finance. After the course, they will grow to enjoy learning about money and will be much more confident in handling their own finances! This course...
Week 1: The Uber Game Experience what it is like to be a driver for a ride-sharing app Determine what the responsibilities of the job are and identify advantages and disadvantages of the role Reflect on their experience as a driver and determine if it is a career they would consider pursuing in the future Week 2: Payback Make real-time and realistic decisions to try to manage student debt Experience the consequence for each decision they make on: focus, attention, happiness, and student debt Week 3: Money Magic Create a budget to meet a predetermined savings goal Manage tradeoffs when making purchasing decisions Week 4: Spent Simulate living for a month with a $1000 budget Make decisions between which expenses they can afford to pay and which to sacrifice Read information and facts about unemployed Americans living through poverty Week 5: Bummer Decide which coverage plans and riders to purchase across three types of insurance -- pet, renters, and auto Take their chances spinning the Wheel of Bummers to simulate the risk management and protection offered by insurance Experience how insurance coverage and real-life "bummers" impact their financial security Week 6: Shady Sam Play the role of a loan shark Understand what tactics lenders use to maximize their profits Determine which loan terms increase profits for lenders Learn about different types of loans and fees lenders offer and charge Week 7: Cat Insanity Use an online interactive game that simulates the process of paying off mountains of debt Think about the strategies they used to "pay off" or "minimize debt" Reflect on how a heavy debt burden can impact one's emotional state Week 8: Credit Clash Battle their way to the perfect credit score through an online interactive game Understand what causes credit scores to increase or decrease Week 9: Build Your Stax Make over 40 investment decisions as they allocate their savings between a multitude of investment options Receive short in-game lessons explaining the details of the specific investment Practice diversifying their portfolio to yield the highest return
I am from the United States and have been teaching various business, marketing, and finance courses for 13 years. I have taught both at the high school and collegiate level. I teach both in person and online but online is my favorite! I have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business Information Technology Education, a Masters in Business Administration and a PhD in Online Education. I am very excited to work with all of you through Outschool!
Hi! I'm Dr. Brooke. I'm from Utah (United States). I teach business classes both face to face and online. I've been teaching Financial Literacy, Marketing, and Business Classes for 15 years. I have a Bachelors degree in Marketing and Business...
Flex Class
$5
weekly or $45 for 9 weeks9 weeks
Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages 11-16
Financial Assistance
Outschool International
Tutoring
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