Show Me the Money! Personal Finance for Teens Part B (Semester)
In this 8-week course, students will learn the essentials of money management, including how to read statements and calculate weekly, monthly and yearly salaries, making sense of inflation, interest, insurance, and a fun mini-project.
Daysha Rae, M.Ed
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What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Most work will be done in class. However, the Planning a Trip Within a Budget mini-project may include some very little out of class time.Assessment
No formal assessment will be given, but if it is desired at the request of a parent, I can offer some type of formal assessment via a grading rubric. Just let me know if that is something you'd like!Grading
includedClass Experience
Personal finance is a must-have for all children in order for them to be successful as adults. In addition to basic money management essentials, students will also learn how to manage the risks and distractions this world will throw at their plans. The culminating project will be a real-life budgeting scenario-Planning a Trip With a Budget, which the students will find out whether or not they will make it in the real world with the scenario they are given and with the tools they have learned! Week 1: Reading and analyzing utility bills and statements Week 2: Money and Inflation Week 3: Making sense of percentages and calculating compound interest scenarios Week 4: Calculating salaries and salaries mini-project Week 5: Asset allocation and diversification-bonds, stocks, mutual funds, IRAs, and more! Week 6: What is insurance and what kind(s) should you have? Week 7: The Ultimate Planning a Trip Challenge Project-Can you do it without going over budget? Week 8: Share results of the Ultimate Planning a Trip Challenge and wrap-up with Kahoot quiz *Note that there is a Part A of this class, but they can be taken in any order!
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of personal finance and how it directly relates to them now or in the future and apply that knowledge.
Other Details
Supply List
A notebook, writing utensil, and calculator are required for this class. Any handout or worksheet will be provided for the students before each class in the classroom. Kahoot will be used as a review game tool.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I use the High School Financial Planning Program as supplemental materials for this course and have approval to use it.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
North Dakota Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
5 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from College of St. Scholastica
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Jamestown College
Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from Jamestown College
Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Jamestown College
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from Jamestown College
I have been teaching personal finance in high schools for 20 years.Reviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
45 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-12 learners per class
