Curriculum Session Overview 2 Page | 13| 925 Green Curriculum: SESSION THREE
SESSION 3: Financial Planning for Janella (Part Two) OBJECTIVE Students will be able to create a money management budget, continue to examine paycheck deductions, and learn the importance of savings.
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Take Weekly Attendance Take weekly attendance via Survey Monkey as students enter the classroom. Welcome the students and make sure any new volunteers introduce themselves. (2 minutes)
Review Learning Objectives And Key Terms Briefly go over the learning objectives and key terms in the student workbook. Have the students read these out loud. For the key terms that are difficult to understand, explain these in more detail to students and provide examples if possible. (5 minutes)
Pull up Yahoo! Finance If accessible, use classroom technology to pull up Yahoo! Finance and display on a screen. If not, print this out ahead of time showing AMZN, NFLX, CLX, and IBB or have students pull up their Yahoo! Finance portfolios on their phones. Review the portfolio performance (AMZN, CLX, NFLX, and IBB) over the past week. (5 minutes)
KEY TERMS FOR SESSION 3 • Checking Account • Savings Account • Bond • Loan • Debt • Mortgage • Stock Market Volatility
Before you begin, please be sure you have the following: Have the classroom’s wifi network name and password on the board before class begins Survey Monkey attendance link can be found at: surveymonkey.com/
Continue Working On Janella’s Budget Have the students reconvene in their groups from Session 2 and continue working on Janella’s budget. Point out the types of assets listed in this session’s Key Terms for the students to consider as they make recommendations for “Janella’s budget.” Circulate the room to monitor progress and answer questions that may arise. (20-25 minutes)
Finalize Their Budget Discussions And Notes Give students a 2-minute warning to finalize their budget discussions and notes for today. Circulate the room checking to make sure all groups have made progress on their budget work sheets. As a large group, point out that what the students have just done —financial planning — is one of the many career opportunities in the world of finance. (2-3 minutes)
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