Choosing your first credit card can often be an intimidating and confusing experience for young adults. Give your pupils the foundational knowledge they need for tackling this process head-on, including learning to distinguish different types of credit card accounts, calculate costs and finance charges, and read credit card statements.

Concepts

credit, credit cards, banking, personal finance, financial literacy, interest, interest rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in sample credit card brochures in order to provide a more relevant and hands-on learning experience

Classroom Considerations

• Accessing the PowerPoint presentation will require a free online registration with the publisher's website
• Much of the lesson is primarily based on direct instruction 

Pros

• Well-designed worksheets and answer key
• Includes guided notes for PowerPoint presentation

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 MP4