Money Management: Comparison Shopping
Class experience
This course introduces students to the concepts associated with comparison shopping and choosing the best option. The topics covered include the difference between needs and wants, comparison buying, and analysis of advertisements. The class is structured with a focus on discovery learning through activities that help students identify essentials and items they desire, how to consider alternatives before making a final purchase, and to analyze advertisements from both video and written text...
Students will learn to carefully consider alternatives before making purchase decisions by applying math skills to compare possible alternatives, recognizing the difference between needs and wants, and identify the pros and cons found in newspaper, magazine, and television advertisements.
Homework Offered
Students will be asked to bring sample newspaper or magazine advertisements to class and to watch a television advertisement to analyze for time length, a description of the advertised item, the facts presented (price, color, size, etc.), and opinions or product reviews.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will be assessed using an eight-question multiple-choice quiz and their level of participation in class discussions and activities.Grades Offered
Materials will be posted in the classroom before each session.
Greetings OutSchool Parents and Students! I am Dr. Debra Harper. My specialty areas of teaching are English language arts, beginning, intermediate, and secondary reading skills, beginning, intermediate, and secondary writing instruction, reading...
Group Class
$75
for 3 classes3x per week, 1 week
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages 8-12
1-9 learners per class