Course Syllabus
Do you have the skills and resources to live on your own? Through this FACS course, you will explore the financial facts of life. Learn how to develop a personal spending plan, find a place to live, buy a car, file a tax return, grow your money through compound interest, obtain and use credit wisely, purchase a home, and consider what you want your life to look like. You’ll learn about insurance, banking services, payroll deductions, careers, how personal values impact financial decisions, and how money issues affect relationships and families. Develop a greater understanding of how your personal values and goals impact your attitudes and how you spend and use money
Day 1 Introductions/ Active listening sheet / course syllabus/ Bell Ringer procedures/ IPAD procedures
Turning in homework/ where to find assignments if you are sick/ fire drill procedures
Day 2 Bell Ringer
class meetings
survey: plans after high school
current event
Complete the following questions wksheet
Day 3 Bell ringer - analyze the following quote " Do something today that your future self will thank you for"
Ch 2 self esteem/ self concept PPT..what are they now? What do you want them to be?
Wksheet: Discovering Your Self Concept
Day 4 Begin values unit: Ch 2 and WTTF Day 2 lesson on personal standards
Do you have the skills and resources to live on your own? Through this FACS course, you will explore the financial facts of life. Learn how to develop a personal spending plan, find a place to live, buy a car, file a tax return, grow your money through compound interest, obtain and use credit wisely, purchase a home, and consider what you want your life to look like. You’ll learn about insurance, banking services, payroll deductions, careers, how personal values impact financial decisions, and how money issues affect relationships and families. Develop a greater understanding of how your personal values and goals impact your attitudes and how you spend and use money
Day 1 Introductions/ Active listening sheet / course syllabus/ Bell Ringer procedures/ IPAD procedures
Turning in homework/ where to find assignments if you are sick/ fire drill procedures
Day 2 Bell Ringer
class meetings
survey: plans after high school
current event
Complete the following questions wksheet
Day 3 Bell ringer - analyze the following quote " Do something today that your future self will thank you for"
Ch 2 self esteem/ self concept PPT..what are they now? What do you want them to be?
Wksheet: Discovering Your Self Concept
Day 4 Begin values unit: Ch 2 and WTTF Day 2 lesson on personal standards