Intro to Checking Accounts

EQ - What are the steps to responsibly manage a checking account?

1. Activator - Splashdown the two formulas for calculating interest
2. Homework Review
3. Practice Problem
4. Quiz
5. Introduction to Checking Accounts
6. Making a Deposit
1. Elements
2. Guided Practice
3. Try It
7. Importance of Accurate Record Keeping
8. Writing Checks
1. Elements
2. Guided Practice
3. Try It
9. Simulation Assessment - Part 1 of the simulation
1. Introduction
2. Individual practice
3. Muddy Points
10. Bank Reconciliation
1. Introduction
2. Guided Practice
3. Try It
11. TPS - Formulate a step-by-step process 
12. Simulation Assessment - Part 2 of the simulation
13. Muddy Point Review

Savings Tools

EQ - How would you choose the best savings tool to help meet your financial goals?

1. Activator - List what you know about savings tools
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Savings Tools PowerPoint
1. Savings Tools PowerPoint (PPT)
2. Savings Tools PowerPoint (pdf)
1. Intro to Savings Tools
2. 4 Types of Savings Tools
3. Review of Liquidity
4. Characteristics of Savings Tools
4. AP - Collaborative Pairs
1. Create an Infographic that includes details on each of the 4 savings tools
1. Name of savings tools
2. Characteristics of each savings tool
3. Liquidity and Interest Rate expectations
5. TOD - Muddy Points

*Intro to Check Register*

Savings Tools

EQ - How do I choose a depository institution?

1. Activator - White Board Collaboration
1. Review your research
2. Depository Institution Splashdown
3. Info Sharing
2. Decision Making
1. Determine which depository institution best meets your personal requirements.
2. Use Google Docs & Explain how you determined your decision (5 paragraphs)
1. Introduce the project
2. Summarize your current depository institution's information
3. Summarize your research regarding a commercial bank
4. Summarize your research regarding a credit union
5. Decide which of these options is the best for you
1. Justify your decision by using specific details from your research
3. Create a new document
4. Name it Last Name - Deposit Choice
5. Share with justin.hill@staff.donegal.k12.pa.us
6. Revise your composition accordingly (MAKE IT THE BEST EVER!!!)
3. Summarizer - TOD
1. What factors were most important to the decision?  Why?
2. What was the most difficult aspect of making this decision?  Why?