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Final Budget Lesson PlanFinal Budget Lesson Plan
Publisher
Beyond Benign
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6th - 8th
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Math
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Duration
2 hrs
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2017
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Final Budget

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Be sure you have enough money to build a house. The 14th lesson in a 15-part series teaches young learners to use checkbook registers. They write checks for the amounts they spend on various housing materials and keep track of spending using a transaction register.

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Concepts

budgeting, sales, taxes, checking account, loans, consumer finance, personal finance

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite a local bank representative to speak about checking accounts

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should have experience with percent
  • Pupils need to reference loan amounts from previous lessons

Pros

  • Provides worksheets with copies of checks to use in the activity
  • Includes a printable transaction register and vendor list with colorful drawings

Cons

  • None

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