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November Week 4: Personal Budget

Extension Activity Lesson Plan

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Personal Budget

November Week 4 Extension Activity

Key Concept: Students will create a monthly budget to help them reach their finance goals!

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Directions:

Students will review their Bank Statements from the previous month(s) to identify behaviors that how much they earned or spent in the areas of income, purchase, bills, and fees.
Students will log total amounts for the month in each area. .
Students will be asked to share their goals for next month.
Teachers will upload dollar amounts to the students’ Bankability accounts (if applicable).

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For a participation dollar, what is a way you can earn Bankability dollars?

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For a participation dollar, what is one thing you may spend money on each month?

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Internet

For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much total income budgeted to earn next month?

Prompt: “For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much total income they budgeted to earn next month?”

Differentiation: When using Yes or No Image Exchange Cards, modify questions to “yes” or “no” questions such as “Will you budget $XX for your income?”

Possible Answers: accept all answers

Provide Immediate Feedback/ Positive Reinforcement "{Name) said “(response)!” (Name) earned a participation dollar. Nice job. For a participation dollar, who else would like to share?" Repeat to award four dollars.

**You can change the language based on available virtual tools: “For a participation dollar, type your answer into the group chat.”

During this Guided Activity, work to have the students ask their peers to vote on the correct answer. You may have to prompt the students several times. The goal is to change the social dynamic from being teacher drive, to student led.

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Internet

For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much how much money they spent in total last month?

Prompt: “For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much money did you budget for rewards next month?”

Differentiation: When using Yes or No Image Exchange Cards, modify questions to “yes” or “no” questions such as “Will you budget $XX for rewards?”

Possible Answers: accept all answers!

Provide Immediate Feedback/ Positive Reinforcement "{Name) said “(response)!” (Name) earned a participation dollar. Nice job. For a participation dollar, who else would like to share?" Repeat to award four dollars.

**You can change the language based on available virtual tools: “For a participation dollar, type your answer into the group chat.”

During this Guided Activity, work to have the students ask their peers to vote on the correct answer. You may have to prompt the students several times. The goal is to change the social dynamic from being teacher drive, to student led.

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Tier 2/3 Modification

YES

NO

Exit tickets

participation

Unlocking badges

Back to question

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Tier 2/3 Modification

YES

NO

bills

purchases

fees

Back to question

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Tier 2/3 Modification

YES

NO

Back to question

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6	7	8	9

Prompt: “For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much total income they budgeted to earn next month?”

Differentiation: When using Yes or No Image Exchange Cards, modify questions to “yes” or “no” questions such as “Will you budget $XX for your income?”

Possible Answers: accept all answers

Provide Immediate Feedback/ Positive Reinforcement "{Name) said “(response)!” (Name) earned a participation dollar. Nice job. For a participation dollar, who else would like to share?" Repeat to award four dollars.

**You can change the language based on available virtual tools: “For a participation dollar, type your answer into the group chat.”

During this Guided Activity, work to have the students ask their peers to vote on the correct answer. You may have to prompt the students several times. The goal is to change the social dynamic from being teacher drive, to student led.

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Tier 2/3 Modification

YES

NO

Back to question

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9

Prompt: “For a participation dollar, who can tell me how much money did you budget for rewards next month?”

Differentiation: When using Yes or No Image Exchange Cards, modify questions to “yes” or “no” questions such as “Will you budget $XX for rewards?”

Possible Answers: accept all answers!

Provide Immediate Feedback/ Positive Reinforcement "{Name) said “(response)!” (Name) earned a participation dollar. Nice job. For a participation dollar, who else would like to share?" Repeat to award four dollars.

**You can change the language based on available virtual tools: “For a participation dollar, type your answer into the group chat.”

During this Guided Activity, work to have the students ask their peers to vote on the correct answer. You may have to prompt the students several times. The goal is to change the social dynamic from being teacher drive, to student led.

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