Financial Mathematics 1 (Full Curriculum)

Students always want to know "When will we ever use this!"  Financial Math is a great way to help students make connections from mathematics to the real world.  

This class is perfect for middle schoolers or upper elementary learners, whether homeschool, public school, or private school, looking for a full math curriculum that connects directly to the real world.

In this 24-week course (with two sessions per week), learners will learn basic consumer economics and mathematics and how it applies to everyday life. Students will learn how to perform operations with fractions, decimals, percents, and ratios. Students will also learn estimating, calculating change, understanding wages and earnings, comparing prices, and buying insurance.

Students will engage weekly in interactive learning and be evaluated by assignments and online assessments at the end of the chapter to help parents determine learning outcomes.  These evaluations are done via Google Forms and if grades are desired, uploaded to Google Classroom.

Here is a breakdown of what to expect every week.

WEEK 1
Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Whole Numbers
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Interpreting & Simplifying Fractions

WEEK 2
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Comparing & Ordering Fractions 
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Adding & Subtracting Fractions

WEEK  3
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Multiplying Fractions

WEEK 4
Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Dividing Fractions
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 – Adding & Subtracting Decimals 

WEEK 5
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 – Multiplying Decimals
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 – Converting Fractions to Decimals

WEEK 6
Chapter 1 Lesson 4 – Converting Percents to Decimals Vice Versa
Chapter 1 Lesson 4 – Converting Percents to Fractions and Vice Versa

WEEK 7
Chapter 1 Lesson 4 – Finding Percents
Chapter 1 Lesson 5 – Ratios, Proportions, and Rates

WEEK 8
Chapter 1 Lesson 5 – Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
Chapter 1 Lesson 6 – Tables and Graphs

WEEK 9
Chapter 1 Lesson 7 – Basic Properties and Operations – Chapter 1 Lesson 8 – Using a Calculator Properly
Chapter 1 Basic Mathematics Review

WEEK 10
Chapter 2 Lesson 1 – Rounding Whole Numbers and Decimals
Chapter 2 Lesson 2 – Estimating Sums and Differences

WEEK 11
Chapter 2 Lesson 3 – Estimating Products 
Chapter 2 Lesson 4 – Estimating Quotients 

WEEK 12
Chapter 2 Rounding and Estimation Review
Chapter 3 Dollars & Sense – Coins, Paper Money, and Making Change

WEEK  13
Chapter 3 Dollars & Sense Review
Chapter 4 Lesson 1 – Timekeeping

WEEK 14
Chapter 4 Lesson 2 – Hourly Wages
Chapter 4 Lesson 3 – Salaries

WEEK 15
Chapter 4 Lesson 4 – Payroll Deductions
Chapter 4 Lesson 5 – Piecework and Chapter 4 Lesson 6 – Commission

WEEK 16
Chapter 4 Lesson 7 – Tips
Chapter 4 Wages and Earnings Review

WEEK 17
Chapter 5 Lesson 1 – Understanding Prices
Chapter 5 Lesson 2 – Comparing Prices

WEEK 18
Chapter 5 Lesson 3 – Coupons
Chapter 5 Lesson 4 – Eating in a Restaurant vs. Eating at Home

WEEK 19
Chapter 5 Buying Groceries Review
Chapter 6, Sales, Fees, and Payment Programs

WEEK 20
Chapter 6 Lesson 1 – Sales Tax and Chapter 6 Lesson 2 – Discounts and Sales Price
Chapter 6 Lesson 3 – Shipping Costs

WEEK 21
Chapter 6 Lesson 4 – Installment Buying
Chapter 6 Lesson 5 – Deferred Payments

WEEK 22
Chapter 6, Sales, Fees, and Payment Programs Review
Chapter 7 Lesson 1 – Understanding Insurance

WEEK 23
Chapter 7 Lesson 2 – Life Insurance
Chapter 7 Lesson 3 – Medical Insurance

WEEK 24
Chapter 7 Insurance Review
Final Review

This course utilizes the following workbook as our textbook: 
Financial Math: Reproducible Book 1  
ISBN-10:‎ 1419034375