May
11
2009
- Seniors – Theme 4 packet due beginning of class (refer to assignment schedule provided on 5/6/09)
- Everyone – 18.3 Legal Protection for Borrowers – extra credit due beginning of class
- NEFE High School Financial Planning Program – Unit 6 – Insurance: Protecting What You Have
- Discussed Insurance Unit, Page 79-93
- Read the Insurance Unit, Test on Fri. 5/15/09
- Complete Questions on P. 80 in class
- Complete Auto Insurance Application in class
- Personal Property Inventory due beginning of class on Tues.
- Insurance crossword puzzle due beginning of class on Tues.
- Buying an automobile questions due beginning of class on Tues.
Apr
24
2009
- Read and worked through Ch 8 – Taxable Income
- Complete questions where indicated in the reading
- Complete 1040 lines where indicated in the reading
- Finish reading packet, starting with Credits in Ch. 8 and complete the 1040 form before class on Monday!
- Review Monday
- Test moved to Tuesday, April 28th
Apr
22
2009
- Tax For Teens Packet
- Chapter 5-7
- Complete 1040EZ
- Worksheet for dependents
- Tax computation worksheet
- Tax table
- Directions to complete the forms are in the reading in Ch. 5-7
- 1040 form on Thurs.
- Review taxes on Fri.
- Test Monday, April 27th
Apr
20
2009
Tax Simulation – through Chapter 4
Apr
14
2009
- Tues. April 7th through Tues. April 14th (No School Fri. 4/10 and Mon. 4/13)
- Checkbook Test – Multiple Choice and Checkbook Simulation
- Save A Life Tour in the gym
- Theme 1 – Complete There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch and turn in packet
- Theme 3 – Tomorrow’s Money: Getting to the End of the Rainbow, work through Page 51
- Tues., April 14th – 9-11th grade testing
- Continue with Theme 3 through Page 56
- Bring calculators to class daily!
Apr
06
2009
- Tomorrow (Tues.) is the checkbook test. Two parts — multiple choice and a checkbook simulation. Review the green book – How to do your banking — and the NEFE High School Financial Planning book — Unit Five, Your Money: Keeping It Safe and Secure.
- Completed and discussed the budget busters worksheet, 33 questions. Examines your personal money management habits.
- NEFE HS Financial Planning Book — Unit 1 Your Financial Plan: Where It All Begins. Discussed the entire unit. Completed the following: page 2, four questions on What Do You Think, page 7, The SMART goals assignment 1-1, page 8, Personal spending log – starting with Sunday, page 11 – - Exercise 1F – deciding to buy a car.
- Handout/Packet– There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch. Read through page 2-4. Answered the three questions on page 3. Started the Millionaire Game — 15 questions, we stopped on question 7.
Mar
31
2009
Week 1
- Timeline turned in during class
- Personal Financial Survey Q’s
- Financing Your Future Q’s
- Finance Decathlon – 2 days in the computer lab
- Syllabus Signatures due Monday, March 30th
- Financial Freedom Essay due Monday, March 30th
- Checkbook Simulation 1
Week 2 – Monday & Tuesday
- Checkbook Simulation 2 – covering ATM’s, EFT’s, Auto. bill payments
- Judge Judy video clips – checkbook and loan issues