Category: Money Matters

Week 16 ending 12/14

Monday

In Class

· Skill Packet time

Learning Target: We will be able to understand what is included in an Advanced Health Care Directive and complete one.

A web page where you can read more about it <link>

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

In Class

·         Skill Packet Time

My Plan your funeral example presentation <link>

Plan your funeral:

  • You need to include decisions about
  • Burial/Cremation
  • Services?
  • Costs

You need to make an 8 slide (minimum) presentation.

We will present Tuesday/Wednesday next week

This link might help <link>

Something to do if you are bored:

http://game.notch.net/drowning/

·         Presentations start on Tuesday

Friday

Skill Packet 3 is due

Keep working on your slide show/presentation

Week 7 ending 10/12

Monday

No School

Tuesday

In Class:

Skill Packet time 15 minutes. Get one page done.

·         Learning target: We will understand and be able to calculate using an app how making regular deposits into an account takes advantage of Compound Interest.

HO  compound-interest

Then using this applet  <link>

HW

Any missing work?

Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

In Class

Skill Packet time 15 minutes. Get one page done.

Finding a place to stash your money

Learning Target: I can describe the differences between a checking account a regular savings account and a Certificate of Deposit.

This is outlined in Moodle> Savings AKA Pay Yourself First, but we will do this together.

HW

Any Missing work?

If we get everything done on before the end of class on Friday, we will complete the Risk Tolerance Survey in Moodle

Week 6 ending 10/4

Monday:

In Class:

Setting up your online bank account and making a deposit.

Learning Target: I can reconcile my checking account register and the  bank statement.

Finishing the Green How to do your banking checking account portion.

Tuesday

Learning Target: I can work with Simple Interest

We need to do some problems around this idea/skill

HO

Wednesday

Learning Target: I can explain how compound interest is related to simple interest and calculate an account balance that pays interest according to different compounding periods

HO

Thursday

Where to put your money to earn interest

Finding a Bank/Credit Union

Practice with this week’s calculation work in Moodle. Due Friday 10/12

Friday

No school for you.

Week 5 ending 9/28

Monday

In class:

Presentations of your find an apartment project.

I went through your slides on Saturday. If you did not have 12 slides completed, I entered a missing grade in MMS. If you complete this work before Monday @ 8AM, send an email and I will remove the missing grade entry so it won’t reflect on your progress report. I’ll enter your grade Monday afternoon after the presentations.

Tuesday

In Class:

A video to think about your spending

Learning Target: I can building a budget using a spreadsheet.

We will do this on paper and then set up a spreadsheet for your future use.

I am tied up in a meeting after school today

Wednesday

In Class:

Sample Budget Template <Make a Copy link>

We will finish yesterday’s work

New ideas:

Learning target: I understand what it means to pay yourself first and to build an emergency fund.

We’ll watch this:

and read short article.

 

We will set up an account with a simulated online bank

Another video that s worth watching on your own.

Here is a < link > to Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps towards Financial Freedom.

Does anyone still need to do a presentation?

Thursday

In Class:

Learning Target: I can write a check to someone and endorse a check three ways.

Make a deposit in the online bank

I am tied up in a meeting after school today

Friday

In Class:

Learning target: I can maintain a checking account.

Green Banking book.

 

Week 4 ending 9/21

Monday

In Class:

Finishing The Roommate Budgeting assignment that we started on Friday

When you get finished: Go to Moodle> Find an Apartment assignment.  This is due by the start of class on Thursday. You will present what you found that day.

Some places to look for apartments

https://craigslist.org

https://www.zillow.com/rent/

Tuesday

Skill Packet 1 Work time (15 minutes)

Completing the Find an Apartment assignment and your presentation.

Wednesday

Skill Packet 1 Work time (15 minutes)

Completing the Find an Apartment assignment and your presentation.

Thursday

Find an Apartment Presentations (One Minute Min-Two Minute Max)

Friday

Skill Packet time

If we did not get to someone’s presentation we will do that first.

Learning Target: I can building a budget using a spreadsheet.

 

Week 3 ending 9/14

Monday

In Class:

Learning Target: I can complete a 1040EZ Income Tax Return Form

We will also log onto Moodle and Identify three important things to keep in mind when looking for a city to live in.

Tuesday

In Class:

Learning Target : I can find a percent of change.

Graded Work: Writing your own percent of change word problem. Use the Moodle Discussion Forum/Not a Google Doc.

We will also continue looking for places to live.