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Buying a Home: Mortgage Decisions Lesson PlanBuying a Home: Mortgage Decisions Lesson Plan
Publisher
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Buying a Home: Mortgage Decisions

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High schoolers don't think they need to know about mortgages, but with college and renting soon approaching, fiscal responsibility is necessary. Pupils learn the vocabulary of a mortgage and calculate different home values to determine what is affordable. 

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Concepts

mortgages, buying a house, interest rates

Additional Tags

lifestyle

Instructional Ideas

  • Use during a related math lesson with interest rates

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson requires the use of chart paper and markers, different posters, as well as the included handouts

Pros

  • Explains the necessities of home buying versus just having them calculate numbers
  • The discussion questions are written out

Cons

  • None

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