Teacher: Sarah Fetzer Lesson Plan

Date: Objectives and Standards Subject: Basic Budgeting; Financial Literacy

Objective: To encourage the development of financial Learner Description: students of Central
literacy among the student population at Central Piedmont Community College seeking to learn
12/3/2018 Piedmont Community College in order to further the more about financial literacy
overall goal of improving Economic Mobility in the
Charlotte Community.
Pace:

30 min in
class
Start Link to prior learning: builds on ideas of personal Resources needed: access to internet and
Time responsibility and financial literacy needed for computer with audio capability, Google account,
academic success keyboard, access to this
18:30 site: https://sites.google.com/uncg.edu/budgets-
for-absolute-beginners/home

End Purpose/Objective of the Lesson:

Time
SWBAT: fill in a basic budget template on google sheets with their own budgeting
19:30
data and make changes to their budget as the need arises.

Why would we need a budget?

Anticipatory Set:
OR
(Thirty Seconds)
Who has ever kept a budget before?
Students will follow the instructions provided from GCF Learn Free to create a free
Section One
Google account.
(online)

Students will explore the resources present in the digital curation and calculate their
Section Two
expenses using the resources provided. Students will write this information down.
(online)

Students will watch the screencast video to learn how to use their Google Sheets
Section Three
template as well as create a shareable link for their budget.
(online)

Section Four (30 Students will work independently in a classroom workshop setting to create their
minute workshop budget with the ability to ask questions of the instructor or review the screencast
setting, live) video as needed.
Students will create a shareable link for their budget and share it on the google form
Summary / provided along with answering the assessment questions on the google form.
Closure:

Informal: ask students how they felt about the class as they are leaving

Assessment

Formal: Google Form including shared links to budgets

Differentiation Student Engagement Teacher Input Critical Thinking Lesson Effectiveness

Reflection: Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High

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