Course Introduction

Time Varies

Advanced Level Course Introduction Time Varies
Advanced Level Course Pre and Post Test Time Varies

Unit: Take Charge of your Financial Well-Being

4-8+ hr total

Money in Your Life 60-120 min
Financial Decisions 60-120 min
Setting Financial Goals 60-120 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:  
A Collage of My Life 60-120 min
Take Charge of Your Financial Well‐Being Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Managing Your Money

8-14 hr total

Introduction to Depository Institutions 120-200 min
Paying Your Income Taxes 120-140 min
Statement of Financial Position 60-120 min
Income and Expense Statement 60-120 min
Spending Plans 60-120 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:   
My Money Management Guide 45-120 min
Managing Your Money Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Earning

8-12 hr total

Invest in Yourself 120-140 min
Career Exploration 120-200 min
Lifelong Employment 60-120 min
Getting Paid 120-140 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:   
Career Path Interview    60-120 min
Earning Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Receiving

3-6 hr total

Receiving from Family, Friends, and Non‐profits 60-140 min
Receiving from Government Programs 60-120 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:  
Perez Family Case Study 60-120 min
Receiving Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Saving and Investing

5-9 hr total

Choose to Save 120-140 min
Savings Tools 60-120 min
The Fundamentals of Investing 60-120 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:  
It’s My Life 60-140 min
Researching Stocks: An Investment Portfolio Simulation Time Varies
Savings and Investing Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Spending (includes Protecting & Borrowing)

18-24 hr total

Credit Reports and Scores 120-140 min
Credit Basics 60-120 min
Understanding Credit Cards 120-140 min
Protecting Yourself from Fraud: Identity Theft 140-200 min
Types of Insurance 60-120 min
Smart Consumer Spending 120-140 min
Major Expenditures: Housing, Transportation and Food 200+ min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:  
Purchasing an Automobile 120-140 min
Finding an Apartment 140-200 min
Spending Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank Time Varies

Unit: Distribution of Wealth

6-9 hr total

Giving to Others 140-200 min
Estate Planning 140-200 min
Unit Assessment – Choose one of the following:  
Live Well, Do Good Things 60-120 min
Distribution of Wealth Unit Multiple Choice Test Bank and Answer Key Time Varies

Unit: Authentic Assessment

Time Varies

“Life in the United States” Time Varies
Pre and Post Test Time Varies

Key Points

  • Plans provide educators with options to mold a lesson to fit individual classroom needs.
  • The guide is designed for a semester/trimester course (4000 minutes of classroom time).
  • Lessons can be easily adapted to varying class period times
  • Each lesson plan has a test bank of 3‐5 multiple choice questions.

Educational Focus

  • The unit assessment options are either a multiple-choice test bank or a project-based assessment.
  • Integrate Life in The United States, a spending plan simulation, as a capstone lesson at the end of a course.

Notes on Time

The recommended time allocated for each lesson plan includes the completion of:

  • One anticipatory set
  • Recommended facilitation
  • One conclusion or assessment option (assigned as homework)

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