Economic Skills 4th Quarter

Monday, 4/8:
Due Today: if not finished in class, finish the Shopping to Cook A Meal exercise
Today’s Learning Target: How much do groceries cost?
What we did in class today: we used the laptops to complete the Shopping to Cook A Meal exercise
Due Next Class: finish the Shopping to Cook A Meal exercise (if not done in class)

Wednesday, 4/10:
Due Today: finish the Shopping to Cook A Meal exercise (if not done in class)
Today’s Learning Target: What percentage of a person’s net pay should someone “normally” spend?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the Spending: What’s Normal? handout
Due Next Classnone

Monday, 4/22:
Due Todaynone
Today’s Learning Target: How much of my net income should I be spending?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed and then worked on the Spending: What’s Normal For Me? exercise
Due Next Class: if not finished in class, finish the Spending: What’s Normal For Me? exercise

Wednesday, 4/24:
Due Today: if not finished last class, finish the Spending: What’s Normal For Me? exercise
Today’s Learning Target: What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a credit card?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the Credit Cards 101 handout; we discussed the first half of the Banking Basics presentation
Due Next Classnone

Friday, 4/26:
Due Todaynone
Today’s Learning Target: What should be considered when using a savings and/or checking account(s)?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the rest of the Banking Basics presentation
Due Next Classnone

Tuesday, 4/30:
Due Todaynone
Today’s Learning Target: What costs are associated with car ownership?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed The True Cost of Owning A Car handout
Due Next Classnone

Thursday, 5/2:
Due Todaynone
Today’s Learning Target: What car would I be able to afford?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we completed the What Car Will You Buy? exercise
Due Next Class: if not completed in class, finish the What Car Will You Buy? exercise

Monday, 5/6:
Due TodayWhat Car Will You Buy? exercise
Today’s Learning Target: What factors should be considered when choosing auto insurance?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the Average Auto Insurance Costs handout; we worked in class on the Auto Insurance Comparison Shopping exercise
Due Next Class: if not completed in class, complete the Auto Insurance Comparison Shopping exercise

Wednesday, 5/8:
Due TodayAuto Insurance Comparison Shopping exercise
Today’s Learning Target: What factors should be considered when choosing an apartment?
What we did in class today
: we discussed some current events; we discussed the first part of the Renting An Apartment presentation
Due Next Classnone

Friday, 5/10:
Due Todaynone
Today’s Learning Target: What factors should be considered when choosing an apartment?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the rest of the Renting An Apartment presentation; we worked in class on the How Much Will My Apartment Cost? exercise
Due Next Class
: if not completed in class, finish the How Much Will My Apartment Cost? exercise

Tuesday, 5/14:
Due Today: the How Much Will My Apartment Cost? exercise
Today’s Learning Target: What would an individual financial plan include? 
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we started working on our Unit 3 Summative Assessment, which includes these handouts: Summative Assessment Guidelines; W4 Form; Calculating Net Income; Grocery List; Auto Purchase Plan; Apartment Rental Plan; Individual Overall Budget
Due Next Class: continue working on Unit 3 Summative Assessment

Thursday, 5/16 (WE LOST POWER):
Due Today: none; working on Unit 3 Summative Assessment
Today’s Learning Target: What would an individual financial plan include? 
What we did in class today: we lost power so we pushed the due date for our project to next week (we will work on it in class on Monday
Due Next Class: work on Unit 3 Summative Assessment

Monday, 5/20:
Due Today: none; working on Unit 3 Summative Assessment
Today’s Learning Target: What would an individual financial plan include? 
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we continued working on our Unit 3 Summative Assessment, which includes these handouts: Summative Assessment Guidelines; W4 Form; Calculating Net Income; Grocery List; Auto Purchase Plan; Apartment Rental Plan; Individual Overall Budget
Due Next Class: Unit 3 Summative Assessment due next class

Wednesday, 5/22:
Due Today: Unit 3 Summative Assessment due today
Today’s Learning Target: What should be considered when deciding to create a partnership with someone else? 
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the For Richer For Poorer handout; we discussed the Planning A Wedding on a Budget handout
Due Next Class: none

Friday, 5/24:
Due Today: none
Today’s Learning Target: What should be considered when combining budgets with someone else?
What we did in class today: we used the laptops to complete the Combining Budgets exercise
Due Next Class: if not completed in class, complete the Combining Budgets exercise

Wednesday, 5/29:
Due Today: if not completed in class, complete the Combining Budgets exercise
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information I’ve learned in Economic Skills?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we worked on our Final Assessment (due next Tuesday)
Due Next Class: continue working on our Final Assessment (due next Tuesday)

Friday, 5/31:
Due Today: none; working on our Final Assessment (due next class)
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information I’ve learned in Economic Skills?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we worked on our Final Assessment (due next class)
Due Next Class: continue working on our Final Assessment (due next class)

Tuesday, 6/4:
Due Today: Final Assessment due today
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information I’ve learned in Economic Skills?
What we did in class today: seniors worked on the in-class final assessment
Due Next Class: Goodbye and Good Luck to Our Seniors! 🙁