Financial Literacy: FINE PRINT: Checking Account Statement

Analyze the checking account statement on the FINE PRINT: Checking Account Statement assignment in Teams and answer the questions on the worksheet. If time remains, finish the 2.1 Student Activity Packet which has been added to Teams as well. Learning Target: I can understand what the various components of a bank statement mean to interpret […]

Financial Literacy: What’s the Banking Status in Your Area?

Using the interactive map, answer the questions on the INTERACTIVE: What’s the Banking Status in Your Area worksheet in Teams. Learning Targets: I can differentiate between unbanked and underbanked households. I understand what non-bank credit options are.

Foundations of Business: The Individual Approach to Ethics

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.2. Watch video on the Importance of Business Ethics. Watch and discuss The Burger Murders. Chapter 1 quiz will be postponed until tomorrow. Learning Targets: I can distinguish between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. I know the steps to solve an ethical dilemma or make a “right-versus-right” decision. I know the […]

Foundations of Business: Misgoverning Corporations

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.1. Ethics Experiment: Pass out a penny to each student. Explain to students that they will get 1 PBIS point for every tails they obtain when flipping the coin only 4 times. Have students record their results privately on a piece of paper. Award PBIS points privately. Watch video on […]

Financial Literacy: Savings Accounts

Complete the Mobile Banking and U.S. Savings Rate Data Crunch worksheets. Start the 2.2 Savings Accounts worksheet using the links below. VIDEO: What’s the Difference Between Checking & Savings? What are the main differences between a checking and savings account? VIDEO: Compound Interest Explained How does the age that a person starts saving impact the […]

Foundations of Business: Identifying Ethical Issues

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.3. Discuss the answers to the following questions: How do I distinguish a bribe from an acceptable gift How can I identify a conflict of interest? What is the definition of a whistle-blower? How do I understand rationalizations for unethical behavior so that I can guard against them Play Kahoot! […]

Financial Literacy: Strategies to Save

Watch this video on How Much I Should Save and answer the questions on your worksheet. Using the 50/30/20 Infographic and 50/30/20 Rule, answer the questions on your worksheet. Answer the questions for this EdPuzzle: Pay Yourself First on your worksheet. Watch this video on Emergency Funds and answer the questions on your worksheet. If time […]

Financial Literacy: Challenges to Saving

Read one of these articles and record information on your worksheet: Credit Cards Can Make You Spend More, but It’s Not the Full Story 61% of the US Population Living Paycheck to Paycheck Watch It’s A Money Thing: How to Counter the Effects of Inflation and answer the questions on your worksheet. Play Spent (Click “Continue to […]

Foundations of Business: The Organizational Approach to Ethics

Read Exploring Business – Chapter 2.4. Watch video on Organizational Ethics and complete the worksheet in Teams. Learning Targets: I can describe an organization’s culture. I understand what an organization’s formal code of conduct is. I can define moral mum effect and recognize steps to combat it.