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Credit Cards

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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.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

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

Additional Tags

math

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

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