Personal Finance Workshop

Lesson Plan
What is the importance of developing job skills?

Overview

This lesson introduces students to the connection between education attainment and earning potential. Students will participate in a classroom activity where they develop a budget according to a given scenario. Additionally, students will actively read and discuss a Dr. Econ Question: What is the importance of developing job skills?

• Identify the relationship between education and income level.
• Develop a budget.
• Identify the relationship between risk and rate of return.

• One 50 minute class period

• Handout #1: Student Budget Board, one per student
• Handout #2: Budget Card, one budget card per student
• Handout #3: Discussion questions, one per student
• Visual #1: Team Budget

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