Personal Finances 101

This intermediate lesson plan explores personal finance topics, examining how we earn, save, spend, and plan for the future.

Warm-up:

The lesson starts with the following question: How do you manage your money? The student also reads a short text about managing money in everyday life.

Exercises:

This part starts with students matching phrases with their definitions. In the following exercise, they find parts of the sentences that can be replaced with words provided in a box. In the third exercise, students pick a card and evaluate a series of statements related to the topic of the lesson. In the next one, they categorize the best ways to save money into two sections. Finally, the students fill gaps in sentences with provided words.

Video:

Students watch a video titled “Budgeting Basics!”. After watching the video, they answer a few questions and choose which definition of a phrase is correct.

Discussion:

Students discuss with their teacher the best strategies to manage money and share their thoughts on a series of statements.