3 Finance – How Are You Going to Pay for That

Day 1 – VB #9 Choosing & Balancing a Checking Account

• Reading Packet and Mind Map
• Modified Math
•  Articles:
  • Article:  5 Reasons Why You Need a Checking Account
• Videos:
  • Video: Why Should We Use a Bank? & 5 Reasons Why You Need a Checking Account
  • Video: Spent: Looking for Change
  • Video: How Does Checking Account Work?
  • Video: Prepaid Cards & 9 Things You Need to Know About Prepaid Cards
• Worksheet/Activities:

Day 2 – Checking: Reading the Fine Print

•  Articles:
  • Banks Rearrange Transactions in Order to Charge More Overdraft Fees & Transaction Infraction: How Bank Practices Increase Overdraft Fees
  • ASIC’s MoneySmart Top Tips on Checking Your Bank Statement
• Videos:
  • Video: How to Start Using Your Checking Account Properly  
  • Video: Bank Overdraft Fees
  • Video: 3 Mobile Banking Alerts Everyone Should Activate
• Worksheet/Activities/interactions:
  • Transactions Infraction:  How Bank Practices Increase Overdraft Fees
  • Fine Print Bank Statement

Day 3 – Classic Checking Skills

• Articles:
  • Article: What’s a Check Register and Why Do I Care?
  • Article: Why Balance Your Checking Account?
• Videos:
• Worksheet/Activities/Interactive
  • GCF Pay Bills Simulation
  • GCF ATM Simulation
  • The Mind Writing a Check
  • GCF Deposit Simulation
  • GCF Pay Debit Simulation
  • INTERACTIVE: Basic Banking Activities – 3.2 INTERACTIVE_ Basic Banking Activities
  • CALCULATE: Reconcile Your Checkbook

Day 4 – VB #10 – Using Online Banking

• Articles:
  • Infographic: The Evolution of Personal Banking
  • Article: 8 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Checking Account
  • Article: Online Bill Pay: What It Is and Why You Should Use It
  • Article: 10 Online and Mobile Security Tips
  • Article: How to Open a Checking Account: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Videos:
  • Video: Pay Day 101: Direct Deposit
  • Video: Online & Mobile Banking for All
  • Video: Using Apple Pay in the Real World
  • Video: Ally Bank Commercial: Accept It
• Worksheet/Activities/Interactive

Day 5 – Select a Checking Account and Test

• Articles:
  • Article: How to Open a Checking Account: Before You Apply
  • Article: What’s the Difference Between Banks and Credit Unions
  • Article: Student Checking Account Comparison at the Top 10 U.S. Banks
• Videos:
  • Video: Five Questions to Ask When Choosing a Bank
• Worksheet/Activities/Interactive
  • Activity: COMPARE: Selecting a Checking Account

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Material

Classroom Materials:

Unit 2 Readings Cover Sheet

Virtual Business

• PowerPoint ( Choose and Bal a Check Acct pp, Using Online Banking pp, Getting a Credit Card pp, Fixing Your Credit pp, Paying Your Taxes pp)

• Reading Material (Choose and Bal a Check Acct Read packet, Using online banking reading packet, Getting a credit card read packet, Fixing your credit reading packet, Paying your taxes read packets)

• Modified Math Material (Choose check acct modified math, Using Online Banking modified math Getting a Credit Card modified math, Fixing Your Credit modified math, Paying Your Taxes modified math)

• Unit 2 Vocabulary
• Unit 2 – Student Notes
• Vocabulary Test
• Unit Test
• No Jeopardy
• History of Banking Video Video notes History of Banks
• Bank comparison Worksheet Bank Comparison project

Worksheets:

• Credit Application NEFE
• Credit Application for students to review
• How Do I Get Out of Debt
• What Credit Tier Means to You
  • Loan Calculator
• Preparing your taxes 1040 EZ form and sample W2 & 1099

Practical Application activity

• Clear Checkbook activity website
• Credit Calculator