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It's Your Paycheck! Curriculum Unit
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It's Your Paycheck! Curriculum Unit

Collector: Ann V.
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The nine lessons in the “It's Your Paycheck! Curriculum Unit” are designed for use in high school personal finance classes. Pupils learn about investing, FICA and federal income taxes, checking and savings accounts, budgeting, levels of risks and rewards in investments, advantages and disadvantages of credit cards, how to calculate the annual percentage rates of loans, and how to compare the cost of rent-to-own contracts with the cost of outright purchase. The lessons align with the National Standards in Economics and include the handouts and the visuals needed for the lesson.

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Concepts

banking, budgeting, buying a house, career planning, college preparation, compound inequalities, credit, credit cards, financial literacy, higher education, income, interest, investing, loans, paychecks, personal finance, saving money, wages, credits, expenses, financial aid, financial goals, future planning, gross pay, human capital, income tax, interest rates, net income, risks, savings accounts

Resource Details

Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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Audience
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Common Core

RI.8.3 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.4 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.4 RH.6-8.4 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.7 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.3 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.3 RST.11-12.7 WHST.6-8.1.a WHST.6-8.1.b WHST.6-8.1.c WHST.6-8.1.e WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.4 WHST.9-10.9 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.4 WHST.11-12.7 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3

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    Glossary of Terms

    Glossary of Terms

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    It’s Your Paycheck! Full Curriculum

    It’s Your Paycheck! Full Curriculum

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    “W” Is for Wages, W-4 and W-2

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    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

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    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

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    Cash the Check and Track the Dough

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Savvy Savers

    Savvy Savers

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

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    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

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    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Credit Reports—and You Thought Your Report Card Was Important

    Credit Reports—and You Thought Your Report Card Was Important

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

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    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

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    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Creditors’ Criteria and Borrowers’ Rights and Responsibilities

    Creditors’ Criteria and Borrowers’ Rights and Responsibilities

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    So How Much Are You Really Paying for that Loan?

    So How Much Are You Really Paying for that Loan?

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    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Glossary of Terms

    Glossary of Terms

    Vocabulary
    To Rent-to-Own or Not to Rent-to-Own?

    To Rent-to-Own or Not to Rent-to-Own?

    Lesson Plan
    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Whiteboard (SMART/.notebook)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Whiteboard (PowerPoint/.pptx)

    Presentation
    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

    Whiteboard (ActivInspire/.flipchart)

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    Glossary of Terms

    Glossary of Terms

    Vocabulary
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