Budgeting Financial Planning Financial Literacy Editable Digital Resource in Google Drive

Have your students go digital with this fun unit on budgeting that features interactive activities to enable students to plan a budget taking into account earned income, expenses, and a short-term spending goal. This resource is completely editable giving you the flexibility to modify it to suit your students’ needs. You will be able to change spellings, currency format and other written content by overwriting sample content. All clipart is secured in accordance with the artists’ terms of use.

Content
Students will work digitally on the following 4 main activities:
Four tasks that facilitate an understanding of what it means to budget wisely.
a. My Lucky Week
Planning expenses with no relation to income. Students get a feel of expenses
and work with whole and decimal numbers to calculate total cost.

b. On a Budget
Planning expenses in relation to a stipulated income. Students need to determine how to
best budget to keep their expenses less than the given income.

c. Reaching My Goal
Planning expenses in relation to a given income and achieving a short term goal. Students
work out a spending plan to achieve a short-term goal.

d. My Personal Budget
Drawing up a personal budget plan on the basis of personal income received and wants.
students determine the feasibility of a budget plan through constructed reflection.
** Also included is a booklet cover if you would like to print students’ work and compile
and task sheets, posters (colour and blackline) in an editable Power Point file.

Other Activities
Creation of Bar Graphs to show differences and comparisons in expenditure for the budgeting activities. Graphs are linked to charts in Google sheets. Students will be able to input their data to automatically reflect graph creation. Instructions are in the slide notes pane.

Making wise choices from the Dream Collection Catalogue to achieve a short term goal.

Constructive reflection on a budget plan with emphasis on spending patterns.

Self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher assessment using rubrics as a tool.
SETUP AND USEAGE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN FILE.