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This Hall of Fame Lesson Module — Financial Football unit plan also includes:
Kick off an engaging review on personal finance with an online football game. Financial Football incorporates both football strategies and economic knowledge in an interactive format, allowing future CFOs to answer a variety of questions to get their selected team to the end zone.
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Instructional Ideas
- Send the game home for learners to practice on their own
- Keep a scoreboard at the front of the class to record high scores
- Use during the beginning of football season or when preparing for the Super Bowl
Classroom Considerations
- Difficulty level is most appropriate for upper high schoolers and college students; refer to the publisher's website to find the beginning and intermediate levels that would be most helpful for younger learners
- Players are encouraged to choose plays whose difficulty matches the upcoming question's difficulty
Pros
- An entertaining way to review concepts that pupils may find dry or not applicable to their own lives
- Encourages individuality by allowing players to choose their own teams and plays
Cons
- None