The Financial Algebra Course engages students with real-world financial applications while maintaining deep mathematical rigor. The 10 units include: Taxes, Checking, Savings, Budgeting, Intro to Investing, Investing Strategies, Types of Credit, Managing Credit, Paying for College and Insurance.

This course will be heavily collaboration and project based. Students will be required to use google drive, docs and sheets on a regular basis. This course has a distinction of Algebra 1/Integrated 1 or higher. This is a good course for 11th and 12th grade students as an alternative to Integrated 3/Algebra 2.

Washington’s Basic Education Act requires that school districts provide opportunities for every student to “understand the importance of work and finance and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future career and educational opportunities.”

Financial education attends to the development of short-term and long-term skills and competencies for academic and personal growth. Financial education supports students’ academic performance in several subject areas and plays a major role in preparing students for college, career, and a life of financial stability and well-being

Students will use their knowledge or availability and scarcity to determine income and earnings.

These two videos teach students how to build a structurally sound popsicle stick bridge then uses this lesson to teach the importance of budgeting.

Hand in Hand E-1 - Our Region - How to be an entrepreneur

This is a lesson on Real World Math Skills for high school students with Special Needs or anyone who wants to learn how to write a check. This lesson is aligned with the South Carolina Credential Standards for 12th Grade.

The educational materials "Future Ready: Financial Literacy" provide an overview of influences on health choices, emphasizing the impact of family, friends, culture, media, and technology. It encourages critical thinking, self-perception, and the creation of personal mission statements. The materials also highlight the importance of embracing natural appearance and being conscientious of media consumption for overall well-being.

This lesson teaches students about the importance of budgets. First, use the Discussion Guide (found in Task 1) to teach students about this concept. Then, use the activity (found in Task 3) to assess their understanding. This activity allows students to understand the importance of budgeting, as well as to interpret and analyze budgeting decisions. A sample answer guide is provided in the Resource Library. A full lesson module related to this concept can be found on the MBA Learning Center. Visit mba.instructure.com and search for "FI:106" in the Commons.

This is a collection of resources to assist with infusing Indigenous knowledge, culture and values into the Financial Literacy Module 2 The Decision-Making Process (core Introductory).

Outcome: Apply decision-making strategies to various personal and community financial scenarios.