Monday, November 11, 2013

week 11, November 11-15

Monday 

  1. video - chapter 10, part 2 (from 3:45)
  2. video - chapter 10, part 3
  3. video - chapter 10, part 4
  4. Online Career quizzes
  5. Chapter 11, Before You Begin
Tuesday
  1. video - chapter 11, part 1
  2. video - chapter 11, part 2
  3. video - chapter 11, part 3
  4. Comparing Insurance worksheet
  5. start video - chapter 11, part 4
Wednesday 
  1. finish video - chapter 11, part 4
  2. video - chapter 11, part 5
  3. video - chapter 11, part 6
  4. Chapter 12, Before You Begin
  5. video - chapter 12, part 1
Thursday 
  1. finish video - chapter 12, part 2
  2. video - chapter 12, part 3
  3. video - chapter 12, part 4
  4. video - chapter 12, part 5
Friday 
  1. Jeopardy review
  2. Unit 4 vocabulary wordle

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

week 10, November 4 - 8

Monday
Students will be able to understand the importance of integrity when negotiating, analyze and use the 3 keys to getting a bargain, and describe the 7 basic rules of negotiating.

  1. video - chapter 8, part 5
  2. unit 3 worksheets
  3. chapter 8 review - StudyBlue
  4. chapter 9, Before You Begin
  5. video - chapter 9, part 1
Tuesday
Students will explain the difference between commissions and allowances, and describe the general differences between men and women as they relate to money.
  1. video - chapter 9, part 2
  2. video - chapter 9, part 3
  3. video - chapter 9, part 4 (until 7:55)
Wednesday
Students will explain the difference between commissions and allowances, and describe the general differences between men and women as they relate to money.
  1. video - finish chapter 9, part 4
  2. video - chapter 9, part 5
  3. review sheet
  4. end of chapter reviews in workbook
Thursday
Students will understand fiscal responsibility and money management.
  1. vocab review
  2. Jeopardy review
Friday

Students will understand fiscal responsibility and money management.
  1. Unit 3 post test
  2. Unit 4 pre test

    Monday, October 28, 2013

    week 9, Oct 28 - Nov 1

    Students will understand the implications of going into debt, and how to get out of debt if they do go into debt.

    Monday

    1. Vocab practice (wordle, StudyBlue)
    2. review - Jeopardy style
    3. review sheets, practice tests at end of chapters
    Tuesday
    1. Unit 2 post-test
    2. Unit 3 pre-test
    Students will learn how to budget their money.  Students will learn the importance of budgeting.  Students will learn how to write a check and balance the checkbook.

    Wednesday
    1. Unit 2 test corrections
    2. write down post / pre test data in workbook
    3. chapter 7 - Before you Begin
    4. video - chapter 7, part 1 
    5. video - chapter 7, part 2
    Thursday
    1. video - chapter 7, part 3
    2. worksheet - How to Write and balance a checkbook
    3. video - chapter 7, part 4
    4. video - chapter  7, part 5
    Friday
    1. video - chapter 7, part 6 
    2. chapter 7 review
    3. worksheet - consumer equity
    4. Chapter 8 - Before you Begin

    Wednesday, October 23, 2013

    week 8, Oct 21-25

     Students will understand the importance of credit history.  Students will be able to discuss major consumer protection laws, how to avoid or correct debt problems, and how to control personal information.

    Monday

    1. Zero Percent Down worksheet - questions?
    2. New Debt Snowball worksheet - questions?
    3. video - chapter 6, part 1
    4. video - chapter 6, part 2

    Tuesday

    1. Meet in HS computer lab - enter data
    2. vocabulary practice
    3. video - chapter 6, part 3
    4. video - chapter 6, part 4
    5. video - chapter 6, part 5 (4:00)

    Wednesday 

    1. ACT practice
    2. video - chapter 6, finish part 5
    3. Pro Rata sheet
    4. video - chapter 6, part 6
    5. Unit 2 vocabulary practice

    Thursday

    Tuesday, October 15, 2013

    week 7, Oct 14-18

    Students will understand the term "debt snowball"  Students will understand how companies compete for their money.  Students will understand the term "significant purchase".

    Monday - No classes

    Tuesday 

    1. ACT review
    2. New debt snowball worksheet - Help Fred get out of debt!
    3. video - chapter 5, part 1 
    4. Homework - Commercial viewer worksheet
    Wednesday
    1. ACT review
    2. work on chapter 4 review  - vocab note cards
    3. video - chapter 5, part 2
    4. video - chapter 5, part 3
    5. video - chapter 5, part 4
    6. Start Zero Percent worksheet (not homework)
    7. Homework - Commercial viewer worksheet
    Thursday
    1. ACT review
    2. chapter 4, 5 review 
    3. video - chapter 5, part 5 
    4. commercial project (instead of commercial viewer w/s) - Take each of the categories and find a commercial that fits each definition.
    Friday
    1. ACT review
    2. complete Zero Percent worksheet
    3. chapter 4 / 5 practice tests (end of chapters)
    4. chapter 6, before you begin
    5. video - chapter 6, part 1
    6. Unit 2 vocabulary practice

    Sunday, October 13, 2013

    week 6, Oct 6-10

    Monday

    • Unit 1 test corrections
    • worksheet - The Debt Snowball

    Tuesday

    • ACT review
    • video - chapter 4, part 3
    • video - chapter 4, part 4
    • chapter 4 vocab review
    • video - chapter 4, part 5

    Wednesday

    • ACT review
    • The True Cost of Ownership worksheet
    • Debt Snowball

    Thursday

    • ACT review 
    • video - chapter 4, part 5 (finish)
    • video - chapter 4, part 6
    • video - chapter 4, part 7

    Friday

    • ACT review
    • video - chapter 4, part 8
    • Chapter 4 chapter review
    • Mortgage calculator - check for 15 vs. 30 year mortgage
    • New Debt Snowball worksheet

    week 5, Sept 29 - Oct 3

    Monday

    • vocabulary review
    • chapter 3 review
    • Unit 1 review 
    • worksheet - The Rule of 72

    Tuesday

    • vocabulary review
    • Unit 1 review

    Wednesday

    • Unit 1 test

    Thursday

    • Chapter 4 - Before we Begin (page 48)
    • video - chapter 4, part 1
    • video - chapter 4, part 2

    Friday

    • unit 2, pre-test
    • vocabulary review

    Saturday, September 14, 2013

    week 3, Sept 16-19

    Day 1

    • Warm up - Why should I start investing at an early age?
    • worksheet - Reading a Prospectus. - Grab one of the prospecti that I have printed out.  Working with a partner, 
    • video - chapter 2, part 4 (8:20)

    Day 2

    • worksheet - Investments compared
    • video - chapter 2 part 5 (12:32), and part 6 (14:25)

    Day 3

    • Blogger training with Mrs. Rose!  (in computer lab)

    Day 4

    • vocabulary practice (move around, and wordle)
    • chapter 2 study guide

    Day 5

    • Chapter 2 case studies
    • Reflection -
      • If your grandparents offered you a savings bond as a gift, what would you tell them?  Are there better alternatives?
      • You have $5,000 to invest.  Using what we learned in this chapter, how are you going to invest it?  Remember to keep it simple, and to diversify!
    • What questions do we have for a financial planner?

    Thursday, September 12, 2013

    week 2, sept 9 - 13

    Students will understand the importance of savings.
    Students will understand their investment options.

    Day 1

    • Chapter 1 study guide
    • chapter 1 case studies

    Day 2

    • warm -up: What do you know about investing?
    • complete chapter 1 work if needed
    • complete chapter 2, before you begin (page 22)
    • start chapter 2 movies

    Day 3

    • review day 1 and day 2 material
    • chapter r, part 1 video (2:00)

    Day 4

    • chapter 2, part 1
    • chapter 2, part 2

    Day 5

    • COMPUTER LAB
      • Investment Scavenger Hunt