Northeast Minnesota Virtual Industry Tour Classroom Lesson Plan

Finance / Banking:  Money Matters – Why it Pays to Be Financially Responsible

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12


ACADEMIC SUBJECT(S) MOST APPROPRIATE FOR ACTIVITY:

Personal Finance


SOURCE ORGANIZATION:
Practical Money Skills


TIME TO COMPLETE: 70 Minutes

DESCRIPTION:

To learn about responsible money management, it’s important to take a look at the building blocks of financial decision-making. In this lesson, students will examine the spending decisions they already make, then examine real-life spending scenarios – and research, analyze and present their recommendations to the class.

OBJECTIVES

Students will:

  • explore personal financial choices
  • learn to make informed financial decisions
  • consider what it means to be financially responsible

SUPPLEMENTARY VIDEO:

Provided by a joint venture between JET, True North Stars Perkins Consortium, IRRRB, and Story North Productions to be used with the Northeast Minnesota Virtual Industry Tour Project, Finance/Banking Sector.

FINANCE / BANKING VIDEO:

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