Class 2: Money and Its Uses

EQ – Why might you choose to invest money rather than spend it?

1. Activator – History of money and common transactions
2. Uses of Money
3. Opportunity Cost
4. Cooperative Pairs – Compare Savings Accounts
5. TOD – 1/4 sheet – Answer the EQ

Class 1: Introduction to Investing Opportunities

EQ - What is the essential question for this class period?

1. Syllabus Review
2. Activator - Create a Group Spending Plan
3. Discuss Spending Plans
4. Paying Yourself First
5. TOD - Develop an EQ for today's lesson?

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Class 4 - Defining a Company

EQ – What basic information should I know about a company before I invest?

1. Activator: What is a company?
2. Public v. Private Companies
3. Going Public – The IPO
4. Case Study: Going Ga-Ga for Google
5. Class discussion

Class 3 - Functions of Banks

EQ – What are the functions of banks?

1. Activator: Class Splashdown – Banks your families use
2. Compare Bank Savings Accounts
3. Collaborative Pairs: Level 1 Lesson 1 weseed.com
4. Class Debriefing
5. Case Study

Class 2: Money and Its Uses

EQ – Why might you choose to invest money rather than spend it?

1. Activator – History of money and common transactions
2. Uses of Money 
3. Opportunity Cost
4. Cooperative Pairs – Compare Savings Accounts
5. TOD – 1/4 sheet – Answer the EQ

Class 1: Introduction to Investing Opportunities

EQ – Why is it import to understand the costs of living?

1. Syllabus
2. Activator: Realistic Budget Activity
3. Discussion – Opportunity Cost, Emergency Fund
4. CP – Describe when someone in your group has experienced a financial choice. What did you do and why did you do it?
5. TOD – Answer the EQ and explain how opportunity cost can affect our saving decisions.