INTRODUCTORY LESSON TO PERSONAL FINANCE
Overview
What is Personal Finance?
A great question to start off a lesson on managing and maintaining money. Have each student write down their idea of what they think Personal Finance means. You will be surprised at the different answers and ideas that students will come up with. Have students share some of their thoughts they may have on the subject of personal finance and how it determines their future success. High School students need a good understanding on how to management their money because a lot of these students have started to work part time jobs.
Personal Finance
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Each student will learn the principles of money management and maintaining a balanced budget.
STANDARDS:
- Explain the major purposes of budgets.
- Identify various types of income and expenses.
- Develop a personal budget
What is Personal Finance? A great question to start off a lesson on managing and maintaining money. Have each student write down their idea of what they think Personal Finance means. You will be surprised at the different answers and ideas that students will come up with. Have students share some of their thoughts they may have on the subject of personal finance and how it determines their future success. High School students need a good understanding on how to management their money because a lot of these students have started to work part time jobs.