Banking in the Classroom

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Banking in the Classroom

• Ashley Bailey

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Standard

• SS5E4 The student will identify the elements of a
  personal budget and explain why personal spending
  and saving decisions are important.

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Day 1

• Define terms for activity
• Cost
• Debits
• Credits
• Earn
• Receive
• Budget
• Spending
• Saving

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Day 1 - Continued

• Students will brainstorm with the class and then
  create a Comic Life project to describe the
  credits and debits earned in the classroom.
• This project will be accessible to the student
  throughout the activity so they can keep up with
  their earnings.
• Ideas for credits homework, an A, B, or C on a
  test, good attendance, etc.
• Ideas for debits not prepared, F on a test,
  tardies, absences, etc.

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Day 2

• Complete Comic Life and print
• Begin keeping track of debits and credits with a
  starting balance of 100.00 using template found
  here
• Discuss the importance of keeping track of money
  using a register

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Day 3-4

• Review the idea of banking, business and personal
  finance.

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Functions Businesses, Banks, Government
What is the function of business in our
economy? What are the functions of banks in our
economy? What is the function of government in
our economy? How do these three interact?
http//econ161.berkeley.edu/multimedia/circular.ht
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Personal Finance

• Feed the Pig! Great personal finance site with
  lots of interactive components
  http//www.feedthepig.org/.
• Holiday Savings Calculatorhttp//www.kidsbank.com
  /calculators/holiday/hol_calc.asp

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rubric

• This is the rubric to help the teacher grade the
  projects. The rubric will be available to the
  students.