Intro to Credit

EQ - How does credit impact personal finance?

1. Activator: Anticipatory Guide
2. The Business of Credit
3. Credit Simulation
4. Partnership Training - PPT - Credit Basics
1. Define Credit
2. Sources of Credit
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Credit
4. How Credit Works
5. Types of Credit
6. Alternative Credit
7. Shopping For Credit
5. Credit Activity 1
6. Credit Activity 2

EQ - How can understanding how a good credit score is determined impact your life in the future?

1. Activator: What is the greatest advantage of using credit?  Justify your answer.
2. Intro Credit Report PowerPoint
1. Credit Report Detectives, Inc - Client Isabella
2. Credit Review
3. Parties involved in Credit Reporting
4. 4 Categories of a Credit Report
5. Impact of a Credit Score
6. Determining a Credit Score
7. Positive vs. Negative Credit Score Decisions
3. Summarizer - What you do makes a difference
4. AP - Positive Practices
5. AP - Negative Practices
6. AP – Summary
7. Debriefing

TOD - Muddy Points

Intro to Depository Institutions

EQ - How can bank accounts benefit me?

1. Activator – How does the banking system work
1.  Draw and label a picture of how you believe the banking system works
2. Chalk Talk – How banks work
3. AP – Update your picture and summarize how banks work on the back of your paper
4. AP – Reading Response Questionnaire
1. What are savings and checking accounts, and how do they differ?
2. How can opening a bank account help you learn to budget? Why is this important, especially if you use a debit card?
5. Discussion Question - How do you know which bank is right for you?
6. Shared Inquiry - Did You Know
1. Identify unknown words
2. Identify questions you have
3. Discussion 
7. AP - Top 3 - Identify and Rank
1.  Students partner up to list as many reasons as they can to explain why bank accounts are important.
2. Groups will list reasons on the board and then explain why they believe their group has the best reasons.
3. TOD - Students will individually rank their top 3 reasons that teens should learn about banks and bank accounts?

Homework - Complete the Note Taking Guide and be prepared to use the information tomorrow in class.  Intro to Depository Institutions PPT - CLICK HERE FOR THE PPT