Consumers quickly learn the importance of credit reports and scores in their financial world. In this lesson plan participants will study positive and negative credit scores and how they can affect their finances. This lesson begins with the Forehead Detective or Quizlet vocabulary activity from the Vocabulary Reinforcement Active Learning Tool and an anticipatory set using a news headline, referencing the News Headline Active Learning Tool. While participants give advice to Isabella Langley and her credit mishaps they are able to apply the lessons learned to their personal life. This lesson concludes with participants interacting through the active learning tool, Money World Squares. Assessment options include participants writing a jingle or creating a comic or more in depth looking at a credit report.
Cross-curricular keywords: Art, ELA
