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Planning and Money Management: Financial Plan Lesson PlanPlanning and Money Management: Financial Plan 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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Planning and Money Management: Financial Plan

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More planning goes into a budget than a high schooler thinks. Here, they learn about the expected expenses and incomes, along with outside factors such as natural disasters. Learners prepare their own budget and adjust it based on the different cost of livings per popular cities. 

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Concepts

budgeting, expenses, debt, interest, savings accounts, scholarships, loans, future planning, cost of living

Additional Tags

lifestyle

Instructional Ideas

  • Use with upperclassmen before they graduate
  • Good for a retreat

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires the use of chart paper, markers, and a class set of handouts

Pros

  • Introduces a topic outside of the general curriculum
  • Lists all the steps and discussion questions

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  • None

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