Students analyze financial scenarios to identify budget deficits and 'budget busters' that cause overspending.
Students synthesize their learning to create a forward-looking cash flow plan that balances expenses while hitting a specific savings goal.
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A simulation of the first two weeks of a month where students make spending decisions for a fictional character and record them in real-time.
A high school history and technology lesson exploring the origins of the platform economy through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students analyze the shift from professional broadcasting to user-generated content and debate the societal impacts of democratized media.
A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders featuring llama-themed word problems that cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and multi-step reasoning.
A 2nd-grade math lesson where students identify U.S. coins and calculate their total value through video instruction and a hands-on coin rubbing activity.
Students define income and expenses and practice the foundational skill of recording transactions in a ledger to maintain a running balance.
Introduction to income and expenses. Students set up their personal transaction ledgers and record their starting balances for the four-week simulation.
Students are introduced to the core concepts of money flow by sorting various financial scenarios into 'money in' (income) and 'money out' (expenses). This foundational lesson ensures students can correctly identify the direction of cash flow.
Students master the skill of recording transactions in a financial ledger, ensuring accuracy in calculating a running balance.
Navigating financial curveballs. Students adjust their budgets to account for unexpected costs like library fines or gifts while maintaining their savings goals.
A culminating project where students create a budget to reach a specific savings goal while managing weekly expenses.
Students differentiate between essential expenses and discretionary spending to prioritize financial health.
This lesson introduces business students to the concept of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the historical lens of YouTube's first-ever upload, challenging them to prioritize core functionality over perfection.
Students learn the mechanical skill of tracking money by maintaining a simple transaction log. They practice data entry and basic arithmetic to keep a running balance of a fictional account.
Students analyze potential purchases to determine which items are essential (needs) and which are optional (wants). Through a limited-budget simulation, they practice making difficult spending decisions.
Mid-month data analysis. Students review their spending trends and forecast their future balance to ensure they stay on track for their big savings goal.
A 45-minute lesson on ratios and unit rates using a real-world pizza pricing hook. Includes bilingual materials in English and Spanish, tiered guided practice, and visual models to support 6th-grade students of all readiness levels.
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Focuses on financial decision-making by distinguishing essential needs from discretionary wants to fix a deficit.
Exploration of fixed vs. variable expenses. Students categorize potential purchases as needs or wants and record their first week of planned spending.
Final financial reflection. Students balance their ledgers, evaluate their spending choices, and celebrate their savings successes or identify areas for improvement.
